adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a dainty eater
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a dainty white handkerchief
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She was wearing a short black dress and dainty black sandals.
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We drank Turkish coffee out of dainty china cups.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Despite their dainty appearance, most of the beetles are carnivorous.
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Her legs were curled to the side, slender with dainty ankles curving to small, arched feet.
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Nora's present from John was a lovely, dainty little diamond brooch.
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Sharp little incisors showed when he smiled, matching, in dainty repulsiveness, his naked shins.
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She had abandoned the huge earrings for dainty gold studs and wore a fine gold chain round her neck.
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She had small, dainty feet that suited her petite, elegant and meticulous person.
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They scoured the countryside for milk, and conjured up their best skill to prepare dainty viands for her little ladyship.