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quaintly

/ˈkweɪnt.li/

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adverb

/ˈkweɪnt.li/C1formalart
  • ruНаречие, означающее «привлекательно необычным или старомодным образом». Описывает действие, выполненное с очарованием, напоминающим о прошлом, часто с оттенком лёгкой эксцентричности или живописной простоты.

An adverb meaning "in an attractively unusual or old-fashioned manner." It describes something done with a charm that is reminiscent of an earlier time, often with a sense of mild eccentricity or picturesque simplicity.

  1. In an attractively unusual or old-fashioned wayB2formal

    In a manner that is charmingly old-fashioned or unusual.

    ruПричудливо

    • The cottage was quaintly decorated with antique furniture.
    • She spoke quaintly, using words from the last century.
    • The village is quaintly nestled in the hills.

    Synonymscharminglypicturesquelywhimsically

    Antonymsfashionably

Forms
  • more quaintly comparative form
  • most quaintly superlative form