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quaintly

/ˈkweɪntli/

quaintly adverb: in a quaint manner; oddly; strangely.

Adverb

quaintly (comparative more quaintly, superlative most quaintly)

  1. In a quaint manner; oddly; strangely.
    • The aged man was leaning back in a quaintly embossed oaken chair, on whose carving the arms of his family were gorgeously painted and inlaid.1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Age and Youth”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 13

Forms of quaintly

comparativemore quaintly
superlativemost quaintly

Origin of quaintly

From quaint + -ly.

Questions about quaintly

What does quaintly mean?
Quaintly means in a quaint manner; oddly; strangely.
What part of speech is quaintly?
Quaintly is an adverb.
How do you pronounce quaintly?
Quaintly is pronounced /ˈkweɪntli/.

Words near quaintly in the dictionary

  1. quainted
  2. quainter
  3. quaintest
  4. quaintish
  5. quaintlike
  6. quaintly
  7. quaintness
  8. quaintnesses
  9. Quainton
  10. quaintrelle
  11. quaintrelles

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