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delicate - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
delicate
Definition
(adj) exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
Example Sentence
a delicate violin passage
delicate china
a delicate flavor
the delicate wing of a butterfly
Definition
(adj) marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique
Example Sentence
a surgeon's delicate touch
Definition
(adj) easily broken or damaged or destroyed
Synonyms
:
fragile
,
frail
Example Sentence
a kite too delicate to fly safely
fragile porcelain plates
fragile old bones
a frail craft
Definition
(adj) easily hurt
Synonyms
:
soft
Example Sentence
soft hands
a baby's delicate skin
Definition
(adj) developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety
Synonyms
:
finespun
Example Sentence
the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense
Definition
(adj) difficult to handle; requiring great tact
Synonyms
:
ticklish
,
touchy
Example Sentence
delicate negotiations with the big powers
hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter
a touchy subject
Definition
(adj) of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely
Example Sentence
almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments
Word used in video below:
text: IT'S JUST MY THONGS ARE TOO DELICATE FOR THE DRYER.
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