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adjective

1. exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing;
susceptible to injury (Freq. 6)
- a delicate violin passage
- delicate china
- a delicate flavor
- the delicate wing of a butterfly
• Ant:
rugged
• Similar to:
dainty, exquisite, ethereal, gossamer, fragile,
light-handed, overdelicate, pastel, tender
• See Also:
breakable, frail, weak
• Attrubites:
strength
2. marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique (Freq. 3)
- a surgeon's delicate touch
• Similar to:
skilled
3. easily broken or damaged or destroyed (Freq. 3)
- a kite too delicate to fly safely
- fragile porcelain plates
- fragile old bones
- a frail craft
• Syn:
fragile, frail
• Similar to:
breakable
• Derivationally related forms:
fragility (for: fragile)
4. easily hurt (Freq. 1)
- soft hands
- a baby's delicate skin
• Syn:
soft
• Similar to:
tender, untoughened
5. developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety (Freq. 1)
- the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense
• Syn:
finespun
• Similar to:
refined
6. difficult to handle;
requiring great tact (Freq. 1)
- delicate negotiations with the big powers
- hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter
- a touchy subject
• Syn:
ticklish, touchy
• Similar to:
difficult, hard
7. of an instrument or device;
capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely
- almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments
• Similar to:
sensitive