DAINTILY
Dain"ti*ly, adv.
Defn: In a dainty manner; nicely; scrupulously; fastidiously; deliciously; prettily.
DAINTINESS
Dain"ti*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being dainty; nicety; niceness; elegance; delicacy; deliciousness; fastidiousness; squeamishness. The daintiness and niceness of our captains Hakluyt. More notorious for the daintiness of the provision . . . than for the massiveness of the dish. Hakewill. The duke exeeded in the daintiness of his leg and foot, and the earl in the fine shape of his hands, Sir H. Wotton.
DAINTREL
Dain"trel, n. Etym: [From daint or dainty; cf. OF. daintier.]
Defn: Adelicacy. [Obs.] Halliwell.
DAINTY Dain"ty, n.; pl. Dainties. Etym: [OE. deinie, dainte, deintie, deyntee, OF. deintié delicacy, orig., dignity, honor, fr. L. dignitas, fr. dignus worthy. See Deign, and cf. Dignity.]
1. Value; estimation; the gratification or pleasure taken in anything. [Obs.] I ne told no deyntee of her love. Chaucer.
2. That which is delicious or delicate; a delicacy. That precious nectar may the taste renew Of Eden's dainties, by our parents lost. Beau. & Fl.
3. A term of fondness. [Poetic] B. Jonson.