Antonyms for daintier

Grammar : Adj

Spell : deyn-tee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdeɪn ti

Definition of daintier

Origin : c.1300, "excellence, elegance; a luxury," from Old French deintie (12c.) "price, value," also "delicacy, pleasure," from Latin dignitatem (nominative dignitas) "greatness, rank, worthiness, worth, beauty," from dignus "worthy" (see dignity).

adj delicate, fragile, fine
adj finicky, particular

Example sentences :

But if I could earn money in no daintier fashion, I would do it.
Extract from : « Clare Avery » by Emily Sarah Holt

And she built a bower of green; Daintier was there never seen.
Extract from : « Aucassin and Nicolette » by Anonymous

A daintier, warmer, safer, little cradle no bird could desire.
Extract from : « Ohio Arbor Day 1913: Arbor and Bird Day Manual » by Various

"If I were a bear, I couldn't ask for a daintier meal," said Tom, gallantly.
Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Races » by Burt L. Standish

Never were there daintier love passages in the midst of war.
Extract from : « The Third Degree » by Charles Klein and Arthur Hornblow

The musings of Deerfoot took a daintier, softer, tenderer tint.
Extract from : « Deerfoot in The Mountains » by Edward S. Ellis

Her sister, also fair, was smaller of mold and daintier of look and manner.
Extract from : « The Fate of Felix Brand » by Florence Finch Kelly

It will be another 'sky cruise,' longer and daintier and lovelier!
Extract from : « The Girl Aviators' Motor Butterfly » by Margaret Burnham

Save that they are daintier, they are much the same as Christmas dishes in other lands.
Extract from : « The Christmas Kalends of Provence » by Thomas A. Janvier

No lunch was ever daintier or more palatable; of that Elnora was perfectly sure.
Extract from : « A Girl Of The Limberlost » by Gene Stratton Porter

Synonyms for daintier

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