Delicate

adjective
'dɛləkɪt

Adjective

  • difficult to handle; requiring great tact

    delicate negotiations with the big powers

    Similar:TicklishTouchy
  • easily broken or damaged or destroyed

    a kite too delicate to fly safely

    Similar:FragileFrail
  • easily hurt

    a baby's delicate skin

    Similar:Soft
  • exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury

    a delicate violin passage

    delicate china

    a delicate flavor

    See also:WeakBreakableFrail
  • marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique

    a surgeon's delicate touch

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

    almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments

  • developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety

    Similar:Finespun

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