adverb
- in a charmingly old-fashioned or unusual way
Examples
- The cottage was quaintly decorated with antique furniture.
- She spoke quaintly about the old traditions of her hometown.
- The village streets were quaintly cobblestoned and narrow.
- He dressed quaintly in suspenders and a bow tie.
- The shop was quaintly named ‘Ye Olde Book Shoppe.’
- The custom seemed quaintly outdated to modern visitors.