adj. & n.
adj. (daintier, daintiest) 1 delicately pretty. 2 delicate of build or in movement. 3 (of food) choice. 4 fastidious; having delicate taste and sensibility.
n. (pl. -ies) a choice morsel; a delicacy. daintily adv. daintiness n.
[ AF dainté, OF daintié, deintié f. L dignitas -tatis f. dignus worthy ]