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Quick definitions from WordNet (delicate)
▸ adjective: of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely ("Almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments")
▸ adjective: marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique ("A surgeon's delicate touch")
▸ adjective: easily hurt ("A baby's delicate skin")
▸ adjective: exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury ("A delicate violin passage")
▸ adjective: easily broken or damaged or destroyed ("A kite too delicate to fly safely")
▸ adjective: difficult to handle; requiring great tact ("Delicate negotiations with the big powers")
▸ adjective: developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety
▸ Also see delicates
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▸ adjective: of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely ("Almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments")
▸ adjective: marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique ("A surgeon's delicate touch")
▸ adjective: easily hurt ("A baby's delicate skin")
▸ adjective: exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury ("A delicate violin passage")
▸ adjective: easily broken or damaged or destroyed ("A kite too delicate to fly safely")
▸ adjective: difficult to handle; requiring great tact ("Delicate negotiations with the big powers")
▸ adjective: developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety
▸ Also see delicates
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to delicate
▸ Usage examples for delicate
▸ Popular nouns described by delicate
▸ Words that often appear near delicate
▸ Rhymes of delicate
▸ Invented words related to delicate