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dainty
Part of speech: NounSomething choice or delicious.
Part of speech: AdjectiveDelicious; delicate; sensitive; choice; fastidious; charming.
Part of speech: AdverbDaintily.
Part of speech: Noun Usage examples "dainty":- Mrs. Dainty had postponed the actual " good- by" until a week after Dorothy and Nancy should have begun the school year at Glenmore. - "Dorothy Dainty at Glenmore", Amy Brooks.
- Mrs. Argenter took the offered dainty. - "The Other Girls", Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney.
- He set himself hard against the charm of her lovely presence and the dainty room. - "The Eagle's Heart", Hamlin Garland.