quaintly

adv
/ˈkweɪntli/

Etymology

From quaint + -ly.

  1. derived from cognitus
  2. derived from cointe — “pretty, clever, knowing
  3. derived from cointe
  4. inherited from queynte
  5. suffixed as quaintly — “quaint + ly

Definitions

  1. In a quaint manner

    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.

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