quaintly

quaintly: quaint·ly [ʼkweɪntli] adv

1) (charmingly) reizend, entzückend, wunderschön;

to be \quaintly decorated wunderschön geschmückt sein;

2) (a. pej: old-fashionedly) altmodisch, altertümlich (a. pej)

to be \quaintly worded altmodisch [o in einem altertümlich anmutenden Stil] formuliert sein;

3) (usu pej: strangely) merkwürdig, seltsam, eigentümlich (oft pej)

he was \quaintly dressed er war eigentümlich gekleidet;

she's \quaintly helpful sie ist auf eine wunderliche Art hilfsbereit

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Quaintly — Quaint ly, adv. In a quaint manner. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quaintly — adverb 1. in a strange but not unpleasant manner the old lady expressed herself somewhat quaintly • Derived from adjective: ↑quaint 2. in a quaint old fashioned manner the room was quaintly furnished • Derived from adjective: ↑quaint … Useful english dictionary
quaintly — adv. Quaintly is used with these verbs: ↑name … Collocations dictionary
quaintly — quaint ► ADJECTIVE ▪ attractively unusual or old fashioned. DERIVATIVES quaintly adverb quaintness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «wise», «ingenious»: from Old French cointe, from Latin cognoscere ascertain … English terms dictionary
quaintly — adverb see quaint … New Collegiate Dictionary
quaintly — See quaint. * * * … Universalium
quaintly — adverb /ˈkweɪntli/ In a quaint manner; oddly; strangely … Wiktionary
quaintly — adv. RG. 28 … Oldest English Words
quaintly — kweÉªntlÉª adv. strangely, oddly, unusually … English contemporary dictionary
quaintly — quaint·ly … English syllables
quaintly — See: quaint … English dictionary

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