quaintly

English

Etymology

quaint +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkweɪntli/
• Rhymes: -eɪntli

Adverb

quaintly (comparative more quaintly, superlative most quaintly)

1. In a quaint manner; oddly; strangely.
   • 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Age and Youth”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 13:

     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.