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dainty

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Adjective

  1. Elegant; delicately small and pretty.
  2. Fastidious and fussy, especially when eating.
  3. Excellent; valuable, fine.

Noun

  1. A delicacy (choice or pleasing food).
  2. A fancy cookie, pastry, or square, frequently homemade, served at a social event.
  3. Esteem, honour.
  4. An affectionate term of address.

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