What's the difference between daintify and daintily?
Daintify
Definition:
(v. t.) To render dainty, delicate, or fastidious.
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Daintily
Definition:
(adv.) In a dainty manner; nicely; scrupulously; fastidiously; deliciously; prettily.
Example Sentences:
(1) The cinemas, which have hosted talks with actors from Ralph Fiennes to Gary Oldman, describe themselves as a "cinematic experience set within the lap of luxury" where viewers can "stretch out on sofas for two and sip from glasses of wine served from your own personal wine cooler, whilst nibbling daintily from individual bowls of cashews".
(2) Depending on how daintily diced your vegetables are, you can either leave them in the gravy, or mash them up a bit with a potato masher and then sieve the gravy into a saucepan for the rest of the cooking.
(3) It's Belgium v USA at 9pm BST, but before that at 5pm Argentina take on Switzerland – and Barney Ronay says Lionel Messi is ready to shift up a gear: As ever with Argentina, Lionel Messi casts a daintily skilled shadow over this match and Alejandro Sabella was predictably unstinting in his praise for Argentina’s outstanding player, although he wisely stopped short of accepting a comparison to Diego Maradona’s feats at Mexico 86.
(4) But then Interocean II had emerged not in the North Sea but in the harbour of a hastily evacuated Oporto, stepped daintily over the seawall like someone crossing a stile.
(5) Bradley burst through the middle before laying it off to Donovan, who dinked it daintily past the on-rushing keeper, inviting Altidore to tap it past the man on the line and into the net .... but instead he blazes it miles over the bar!
(6) Afterwards, Wadley wrote Johnson a note, daintily seeking his blessing to apply for the post of chair of Arts Council England's London region which he had "mentioned" while they dined.
(7) But Redmond helped restore Norwich’s lead by threading a lovely pass through to Mbokani, who finished daintily.
(8) Ronnie Wood , wizen-faced survivor of rock'n'roll excess, is sipping daintily on a glass of coconut water.
(9) "Power is power," she reminded him, then clip-clopped daintily off to dream of sex with her brother.
(10) Show me someone who daintily forks away morsels between tidy, pursed lips and I will show you someone who could never be my friend.