dainty

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈdeɪnti/

Adjective

obsolete

(obsolete) Excellent; valuable, fine. / Elegant; delicately small and pretty. / Fastidious and fussy, especially when eating.

Japanese Meaning

(古式的な意味で) 優れた、価値がある、上質な / 優雅で、繊細なほどに小さくて美しい / （特に食事において）気難しく、好き嫌いが激しい

The court praised the smith's dainty work, using the word in its old sense to mean excellent.

宮廷は鍛冶屋の仕事を優れたものだと称賛し、その語を古い意味で使っていた。

Sense（1）

(obsolete) Excellent; valuable, fine.

Sense（2）

Elegant; delicately small and pretty.

Sense（3）

Fastidious and fussy, especially when eating.

UUho when he ſhal embrace you in his arms

UUil tell how many thouſand men he ſlew.

And when you looke for amorous diſcourſe,

Will rattle foorth his facts of war and blood:

Too harſh a ſubiect for your daintie eares.

daintier

（ comparative ）

daintiest

（ superlative ）