Quaintly
[kwentli]
Definition
(adv.) in a quaint old-fashioned manner; 'the room was quaintly furnished'.
(adv.) in a strange but not unpleasant manner; 'the old lady expressed herself somewhat quaintly'.
Edited by Dorothy--From WordNet
Definition
(adv.) In a quaint manner.
Editor: Lyle
Examples
- He was so quaintly cheerful that I could not long be otherwise, and was almost ashamed of having been otherwise at all. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- You entered the room with a look and air at once shy and independent: you were quaintly dressed--much as you are now. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Then it would almost seem, dear,' said Bella quaintly, 'as if there must be somebody else? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Or perhaps it was her being so upright and trim, though I don't think it was that, because I thought that quaintly pleasant. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
Editor: Lyle