dainty
adjective
of delicate beauty; exquisite.
daintier
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comparativeof dainty.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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Botox is now injected behind the ears to tilt them forward, creating the illusion of a smaller, daintier face.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2025
The song “Firefly” starts off a little slower, a swoon-worthy saxophone partnered with a dainty piano and even daintier triangle.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 5, 2023
Then her mistress handed her off to her mother and began carting around her daintier public replacement, Bambi.
From Salon ● Nov. 17, 2021
Hawera is daintier, shorter and crowded with as many as seven small, pale yellow flowers to a stem.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2021
Red oaks lead long lives, longer than our daintier friends black willows, persimmons, apples, and redbuds.
From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate
