Dainty [adjective]

Definition of Dainty:

delicate, fragile, fine

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Sentence/Example of Dainty:

Printmaker Lila Oliver Asher’s rose is a bright but dainty highlight, held by a gray silhouette of a woman.

So I brought her unshelled walnuts, which she ate with quiet, dainty eagerness.

And he himself brought her the golden-brown bouillon, in a dainty Sevres cup, with a flaky cracker or two on the saucer.

The lazy giant was sprawling on the most comfortable of the sofas; the pair were alone in the dainty little drawing-room.

The guests relished it greatly and Alila's father was praised very much for surprising them with this dainty.

Her movements were free, her figure dainty and her repartee, below her mask, more than usually piquant.

It was there that he longed to retire—to a dainty little hotel of his own with a smart clientèle.

Her head, set off by her dainty white gown, suggested a rich, rare blossom.

Among many people in the East, no food is thought so great a dainty as these edible birds' nests.

She enjoyed sitting in the sunshine; she liked to feast upon the dainty little mice; and, oh, dear me!