Delicate
adjective'dɛləkɪt
Adjective
difficult to handle; requiring great tact
“delicate negotiations with the big powers”
Similar:TicklishTouchyeasily broken or damaged or destroyed
“a kite too delicate to fly safely”
easily hurt
“a baby's delicate skin”
Similar:Softexquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
“a delicate violin passage”
“delicate china”
“a delicate flavor”
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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