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quaintly

/ˈkweɪntɫi/ adv

In a quaint manner; oddly; strangely.

Word Origin Quaintly comes from 'quaint', which traces back to Latin 'cognitus' (known) from 'cognoscere' (to know). Originally, quaint meant 'clever, cunning' — something skillfully made. Over time, it shifted to mean 'charmingly old-fashioned', as clever old things became rare. The same root gives us 'acquaintance' (someone you know) and 'cognition'.

adv In a quaint manner; oddly; strangely.

The old inn was quaintly decorated with antique furniture and floral patterns.

(副词) 古怪地；奇特古怪地；古雅地

这家老旅馆用古董家具和花卉图案装饰得古雅别致。

(adverbio) pintorescamente; curiosamente; singularmente; de manera pintoresca [De manera pintoresca; curiosamente; extrañamente.]

La vieja posada estaba decorada de manera pintoresca con muebles antiguos y patrones florales.

(adverbe) pittoresquement; curieusement; bizarrement; de manière charmante [D'une manière au charme suranné ou pittoresque, parfois jugée bizarre ou exotique.]

La vieille auberge était décorée de façon pittoresque avec des meubles anciens et des motifs floraux.

(Adverb) kurioserweise; auf seltsame Weise; eigenartig [auf eine charmant altmodische oder eigenwillige Weise, die oft eine gewisse Originalität oder skurrile Schönheit ausstrahlt.]

Das alte Gasthaus war **quaintly** mit antiken Möbeln und Blumenmustern eingerichtet.

(副詞) 風変わりな様子で; 奇妙に; 不思議に。

その古い宿は antique furniture と floral patterns で風変わりにも飾られていた。

(advérbio) pitorescamente; estranhamente; de modo pitoresco [De maneira pitoresca; esquisitamente; estranhamente.]

A pousada antiga era decorada de forma pitoresca com móveis antigos e padrões florais.

Synonyms: oddly strangely peculiarly curiously unusually irregularly idiosyncratically fancifully Antonyms: commonly ordinarily normally typically
Word parts: quaint + ly

Related words

acquaintance

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