quaintly

quaintly
adverb de forma rara/singular; de forma pintoresca
'kweɪntli
adverb (oddly) de forma extraña or rara
['kweɪntlɪ]
ADV
1) (=charmingly) [decorated] pintorescamente

the building was quaintly old-fashioned — el edificio parecía anticuado y pintoresco

2) (=oddly)

the quaintly named town of Normal — el pueblo denominado con el curioso nombre de Normal

this may seem a quaintly old-fashioned idea — puede que esta idea parezca extraña y anticuada

he described it quaintly as ... — le dio la curiosa calificación de ...

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['kweɪntli]
adverb (oddly) de forma extraña or rara

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  • Quaintly — Quaint ly, adv. In a quaint manner. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • quaintly — adverb 1. in a strange but not unpleasant manner the old lady expressed herself somewhat quaintly • Derived from adjective: ↑quaint 2. in a quaint old fashioned manner the room was quaintly furnished • Derived from adjective: ↑quaint …   Useful english dictionary

  • quaintly — adv. Quaintly is used with these verbs: ↑name …   Collocations dictionary

  • quaintly — quaint ► ADJECTIVE ▪ attractively unusual or old fashioned. DERIVATIVES quaintly adverb quaintness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «wise», «ingenious»: from Old French cointe, from Latin cognoscere ascertain …   English terms dictionary

  • quaintly — adverb see quaint …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • quaintly — See quaint. * * * …   Universalium

  • quaintly — adverb /ˈkweɪntli/ In a quaint manner; oddly; strangely …   Wiktionary

  • quaintly — adv. RG. 28 …   Oldest English Words

  • quaintly — kweɪntlɪ adv. strangely, oddly, unusually …   English contemporary dictionary

  • quaintly — quaint·ly …   English syllables

  • quaintly — See: quaint …   English dictionary

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