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quaintly

adverb

  1. in a (pleasingly) unusual/old-fashioned manner
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Pronunciation: /ˈkweɪntli/

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English quaint Middle English -ly English -ly English quaintly From quaint + -ly.

  1. In a quaint manner; oddly; strangely.

    The aged man was leaning back in a quaintly embossed oaken chair, on whose carving the arms of his family were gorgeously painted and inlaid.