Dainty

dān′ti, adj. pleasant to the palate: delicate: fastidious: ( Spens. ) elegant.— n. that which is dainty, a delicacy.— adj. Daint ( Spens. ).— adv. Dain′tily .— n. Dain′tine . [M. E. deintee , anything worthy or costly. O. Fr. daint ié , worthine —L. dignitat-em — dignus , worthy.]