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How to pronounce delicately in English?

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Synonyms exquisitely, fine, finely

Examples of delicately

delicately
Gerrard floats it delicately to the back post but Evra able to get up and clear.
From the telegraph.co.uk
A Parmesan emulsion glazes the top, resembling a delicately veined raku ceramic.
From the sfgate.com
Moving crews heaved boxes and delicately carried paintings bound in bubble wrap.
From the cnn.com
Delicately flavored, oniony chives are one of the best indoor and outdoor herbs.
From the denverpost.com
Peter Farmer's traditional designs frame the lake with delicately cut-out trees.
From the independent.co.uk
She phrases that more delicately than I, but after all, I went to public school.
From the guardian.co.uk
Ouch. The match in Abu Dhabi is a little more delicately poised, thank goodness.
From the guardian.co.uk
Sure enough, when questioned, the admiral would delicately correct the director.
From the time.com
It is a delicately observed play about the unheard suffering of ordinary people.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • Finely: in a delicate manner; "finely shaped features"; "her fine drawn body"
  • (delicate) exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly"
  • (delicate) marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique; "a surgeon's delicate touch"
  • (delicate) easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft"
  • (delicate) finespun: developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety; "the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense"
  • (delicate) difficult to handle; requiring great tact; "delicate negotiations with the big powers";"hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"; "a touchy subject"
  • (Delicate (Martha & the Muffins album)) Delicate is the 8th studio album from Canadian New Wave band, Martha & The Muffins and was produced by David Bottrill. The first single off of the album was "Mess." This album would mark the return of them going back into the studio in 18 years.
  • (Delicate (Operator song)) Soulcrusher is the debut album by American hard rock band Operator. The album sold over 110,000 copies and peaked at #14 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.
  • (Delicate (Terence Trent D'Arby song)) "Delicate" is a song by Terence Trent D'Arby featuring Des'ree, released as a single in 1993. The song was written, arranged and produced by D'Arby.