—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.
Derivatives:
daintily adv. daintiness n.
Etymology: AF dainteacute, OF daintieacute, deintieacute f. L dignitas -tatis f. dignus worthy
Useful english dictionary. 2012.