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Princeton's WordNet

  1. quaintlyadverb

    in a strange but not unpleasant manner

    "the old lady expressed herself somewhat quaintly"

  2. quaintlyadverb

    in a quaint old-fashioned manner

    "the room was quaintly furnished"

Wiktionary

  1. quaintlyadverb

    In a quaint manner; oddly; strangely.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Quaintlyadverb

    Etymology: from quaint.

    When was old Sherewood’s hair more quaintly curl’d,
    Or nature’s cradle more enchas’d and purl’d. Ben Jonson.

    Breathe his faults so quaintly,
    That they seem the taints of liberty,
    The flash and outbreak of a fiery mind. William Shakespeare.

    As my Buxoma
    With gentle finger stroak’d her milky care,
    I quaintly stole a kiss. John Gay.

ChatGPT

  1. quaintly

    Quaintly refers to something being done in an attractively unusual, old-fashioned, or charming way. It typically describes actions, behaviors, or appearances that are pleasantly peculiar, unique, or unfamiliar, often invoking feelings of nostalgia or reminiscence.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Quaintlyadverb

    in a quaint manner

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of quaintly in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of quaintly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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