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