Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

dainty

English answer:

delicate

Added to glossary by Mohamed Fouda
Feb 14, 2022 06:44
2 yrs ago
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English term

dainty

English Art/Literary Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Winning a bobsled race is about one thing: the push-start. Now I know you dainty, little track stars think you're fast. Well, heh, let's see how fast you are when you push a six-hundred-pound sled.
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5 +5 delicate
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delicate

There shouldn't be a comma after dainty.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dainty

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Note added at 1 hr (2022-02-14 08:05:54 GMT)
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No, they're mocking the person's supposed weakness, probably in a friendly way.
Note from asker:
So, the adjective is not in the sense of being handsome, fastidious, or even little?
Peer comment(s):

agree Simona Suzanna Muwazi
7 mins
agree Tony M : No, they're just saying it's easy enough to sit in a sled and whizz round; but it takes brawn to push the darned thing to get it started!
35 mins
agree Badri Seyed Jalali
1 hr
agree Clauwolf
4 hrs
agree Elizabeth TILLY : Dainty is also associated with things that are fragile, small, delicate. It's often associated with things like tea sets or little girls - so definitely mocking the track runners here.
5 hrs
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