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DAINTY

Definition:

[noun] something considered choice to eat
Synonyms: delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat
[adjective] affectedly dainty or refined
Synonyms: mincing, niminy-piminy, prim, twee
[adjective] of delicate composition and artistry; "a dainty teacup"; "an exquisite cameo"
Synonyms: exquisite
[adjective] especially pleasing to the taste; "a dainty dish to set before a kind"; "a tasty morsel"
Synonyms: tasty
[adjective] 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"
Synonyms: nice, overnice, prissy, squeamish