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English to English adjective
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exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury |  | Example: a delicate violin passage
delicate china
a delicate flavor
the delicate wing of a butterfly
source: wordnet30
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Addicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring. | | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique | | Example: a surgeon's delicate touch
source: wordnet30
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easily broken or damaged or destroyed | | Example: a kite too delicate to fly safely
fragile porcelain plates
fragile old bones
a frail craft
source: wordnet30
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easily hurt | | Example: soft hands
a baby's delicate skin
source: wordnet30
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developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety | | Example: the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense
source: wordnet30
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difficult to handle; requiring great tact | | Example: delicate negotiations with the big powers
hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter
a touchy subject
source: wordnet30
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of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely | | Example: almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments
source: wordnet30 noun
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A choice dainty; a delicacy. | | source: webster1913
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