dainty

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dainty Definition

• (n) something considered choice to eat
• (s) affectedly dainty or refined
• (s) of delicate composition and artistry; "a dainty teacup"; "an exquisite cameo"
• (s) especially pleasing to the taste; "a dainty dish to set before a kind"; "a tasty morsel"
• (s) excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow"

dainty Synonyms

• dainty
• delicacy
• exquisite
• goody
• kickshaw
• mincing
• nice
• niminy-piminy
• overnice
• prim
• prissy
• squeamish
• tasty
• treat
• twee