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Noun
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(n)
dainty (dainty%1:13:00::)
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delicacy (delicacy%1:13:00::)
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goody (goody%1:13:00::)
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kickshaw (kickshaw%1:13:00::)
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treat (treat%1:13:00::)
(something considered choice to eat)
Adjective
S:
(adj)
dainty (dainty%3:00:00:delicate:00)
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exquisite (exquisite%3:00:00:delicate:00)
(delicately beautiful)
"a dainty teacup"; "an exquisite cameo"
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(adj)
dainty (dainty%3:00:00:tasty:00)
(especially pleasing to the taste)
"a dainty dish to set before a kind"
S:
(adj)
dainty (dainty%3:00:00:fastidious:00)
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nice (nice%3:00:00:fastidious:00)
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overnice (overnice%3:00:00:fastidious:00)
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prissy (prissy%3:00:00:fastidious:00)
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squeamish (squeamish%3:00:00:fastidious:00)
(excessively fastidious and easily disgusted)
"too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow"