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delicate::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

delicate

/'dɛləkɪt/

difficult to handle; requiring great tact

Type	Words
Synonyms	ticklish, touchy

delicate negotiations with the big powers.

delicate::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

delicate

/'dɛləkɪt/

easily broken or damaged or destroyed

Type	Words
Synonyms	fragile, frail

a kite too delicate to fly safely.

delicate::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

delicate

/'dɛləkɪt/

easily hurt

Type	Words
Synonyms	soft

a baby's delicate skin.

delicate::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

delicate

/'dɛləkɪt/

developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety

Type	Words
Synonyms	finespun

delicate::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

delicate

/'dɛləkɪt/

exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury

Type	Words

a delicate violin passage.

delicate china.

a delicate flavor.

the delicate wing of a butterfly.

delicate::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

delicate

/'dɛləkɪt/

marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique

Type	Words

a surgeon's delicate touch.

delicate::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

delicate

/'dɛləkɪt/

of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely

Type	Words

almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments.