All 4 Uses of
quaint
in
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- "I incline to Cain's heresy," he used to say quaintly: "I let my brother go to the devil in his own way."†
p. 2.0
- In the course of his nightly patrols, he had long grown accustomed to the quaint effect with which the footfalls of a single person, while he is still a great way off, suddenly spring out distinct from the vast hum and clatter of the city.†
p. 17.1 *quaint = unusual in an interesting or pleasing way
- "Rather quaint," said Utterson.†
p. 41.7
- "It is, as you say, rather quaint," returned Guest.†
p. 41.7
Definition:
unusual in an interesting or pleasing way -- especially when old-fashioned