Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
quaintly
IPA transcription: [kw'eɪntli]
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meaning of the word
Synonyms:
quaintly
Meaning:
in a quaint old-fashioned manner; "the room was quaintly furnished"
Synonyms:
quaintly
Meaning:
in a strange but not unpleasant manner; "the old lady expressed herself somewhat quaintly"
Usage examples
"Oh! Armand!" she said quaintly, "I sometimes wish you had not so many lofty virtues. . . .
"From paradise, I think," said Otto, with that patient seriousness that he had caught from the monks, and that sat so quaintly upon him.