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superdainty

superdainty adjective: very dainty.

Adjective

superdainty (comparative more superdainty, superlative most superdainty)

  1. (rare) Very dainty.
    • You lie, in faith, for you are call’d plain Kate,
      And bonny Kate, and sometimes Kate the curst;
      But, Kate, the prettiest Kate in Christendom,
      Kate of Kate Hall, my super-dainty Kate,
      For dainties are all Kates […]c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Forms of superdainty

comparativemore superdainty
superlativemost superdainty

Origin of superdainty

From super- + dainty.

Questions about superdainty

What does superdainty mean?
Superdainty means very dainty.
What part of speech is superdainty?
Superdainty is an adjective.

Words near superdainty in the dictionary

  1. supercyclone
  2. supercyclones
  3. supercynical
  4. superdad
  5. superdads
  6. superdainty
  7. superdatabase
  8. superdatabases
  9. superdecompound
  10. superdedicated
  11. superdeep

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