daintiful

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adjective

Synonym of dainty

Similar
dainty
OriginMiddle English dayntefull →
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Meanings

adjectivedaintiful (comparative more daintiful, superlative most daintiful)

comparative more daintiful · superlative most daintiful

  1. Synonym of dainty

    The greedy old dowagers in their descent take freely enough. But the fresh-run clean fish are mighty daintiful as regards the baits we present for their acceptance.

    1871, William Holt Beever, The Daily Life of Our Farm, page 94

    Synonyms: dainty

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSynonym of dainty

Similar
dainty

Origin

  1. Middle Englishdayntefull
  2. Englishdaintiful

From Middle English dayntefull, deyntefull, deintefull, equivalent to dainty + -ful.

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APA

daintiful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daintiful

MLA

“daintiful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daintiful. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “daintiful,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daintiful.

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