-
A
choice
dainty;
a
delicacy.
-
A
delicate,
luxurious,
or
effeminate
person.
-
Delicateness.
-
Delicately.
-
difficult
to
handle;
requiring
great
tact; "
delicate
negotiations
with
the
big
powers"; "
hesitates
to
be
explicit
on
so
ticklish
a
matter"
-
developed
with
extreme
delicacy
and
subtlety; "
the
satire
touches
with
finespun
ridicule
every
kind
of
human
pretense"
-
of
an
instrument
or
device;
capable
of
registering
minute
differences
or
changes
precisely; "
almost
undetectable
with
even
the
most
delicate
instruments"
-
marked
by
great
skill
especially
in
meticulous
technique; "
a
surgeon's
delicate
touch"
-
Addicted
to
pleasure;
luxurious;
voluptuous;
alluring.
-
Pleasing
to
the
senses;
refinedly
agreeable;
hence,
adapted
to
please
a
nice
or
cultivated
taste;
nice;
fine;
elegant;
as,
a
delicate
dish;
delicate
flavor.
-
Requiring
careful
handling;
not
to
be
rudely
or
hastily
dealt
with;
nice;
critical;
as,
a
delicate
subject
or
question.
-
Of
exacting
tastes
and
habits;
dainty;
fastidious.
-
Nicely
discriminating
or
perceptive;
refinedly
critical;
sensitive;
exquisite;
as,
a
delicate
taste;
a
delicate
ear
for
music.
-
Slight
and
shapely;
lovely;
graceful;
as,
a
delicate
creature.
-
Fine
or
slender;
minute;
not
coarse; -
said
of
a
thread,
or
the
like;
as,
delicate
cotton.
-
Slight
or
smooth;
light
and
yielding; -
said
of
texture;
as,
delicate
lace
or
silk.
-
Soft
and
fair; -
said
of
the
skin
or
a
surface;
as,
a
delicate
cheek;
a
delicate
complexion.
-
Light,
or
softly
tinted; -
said
of
a
color;
as,
a
delicate
blue.
-
Refined;
gentle;
scrupulous
not
to
trespass
or
offend;
considerate; -
said
of
manners,
conduct,
or
feelings;
as,
delicate
behavior;
delicate
attentions;
delicate
thoughtfulness.
-
Tender;
not
able
to
endure
hardship;
feeble;
frail;
effeminate; -
said
of
constitution,
health,
etc.;
as,
a
delicate
child;
delicate
health.
-
Pleasing
to
the
taste;
as,
a
delicate
flavor;
tender;
refined;
as,
delicate
attentions;
physically
frail;
sensitive.
-
Pleasing
to
the
senses,
esp.
the
taste:
dainty:
nicely
discriminating
or
perceptive:
of
a
fine,
slight
texture
or
constitution:
tender,
frail:
requiring
nice
handling:
refined
in
manners,
gentle,
polite,
considerate.
-
Pleasing
to
the
senses;
dainty;
refined;
finely
wrought;
frail;
requiring
nice
handling.
-
Fine
and
light;
daintily
pleasing;
finely
wrought;
tender;
frail;
fragile.
-
Refined;
pure;
chaste;
dainty;
sensitive.
-
Pleasing
to
a
nicely
discriminating
sense;
dainty;
requiring
fineness
of
sense
to
distinguish;
nice;
fine;
soft;
slender;
of
a
fine
texture;
nice
in
perception;
implying
nice
sensibility,
or
refined;
highly
susceptible
of
injury;
tender;
to
be
handled
with
caution.
-
Soft;
smooth;
of
a
fine
texture;
nice
or
pleasing
to
the
taste;
nice
and
discriminating
in
the
perception
of
beauty
or
deformity;
fine;
slender;
that
must
be
tended
or
handled
with
care;
effeminate;
not
able
to
endure
hardship;
feeble;
scrupulously
polite
and
considerate
in
attending
to
the
wishes
and
feelings
of
others.
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