daintier

ADJECTIVE

delicate, fragile, fine

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cute elegant ethereal exquisite graceful lacy neat petite tasteful tasty

STRONG

choice darling delicious fair frail light lovely nice pleasing savory superior sweet tender trim

WEAK

airy attractive beautiful bonny charming comely delectable delightful diaphanous feeble palatable precious pretty rare recherché refined select soft subtle thin toothsome well-made

Antonyms

STRONGEST

crude tasteless ugly unrefined unsophisticated

STRONG

bad dark disagreeable distasteful horrible inferior poor repulsive rough unpleasant

WEAK

accepting clumsy coarse easy harsh heavy

ADJECTIVE

finicky, particular

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delicate fussy tasteful

STRONG

acute nice

WEAK

choosy fastidious finical finicking mincing perceptive persnickety refined scrupulous

Antonyms

STRONGEST

uncritical

WEAK

accepting clumsy coarse easy harsh heavy rough

Example Sentences

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Deschamps was the author of an Art po�tique, with the title of L’Art de dictier et de fere chancons, balades, virelais et rondeaulx.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" by Various