quaintly

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/ˈkweɪntli/

adverb

In a quaint manner; oddly; strangely.

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Meanings

adverbquaintly (comparative more quaintly, superlative most quaintly)

comparative more quaintly · superlative most quaintly

  1. In a quaint manner; oddly; strangely.

    The aged man was leaning back in a quaintly embossed oaken chair, on whose carving the arms of his family were gorgeously painted and inlaid.

    1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Age and Youth”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 13

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
strangely

Origin

From quaint + -ly.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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