| delicate [a] |
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| 1) | exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly" |
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| dainty ethereal fragile half-hardy light-handed overdelicate pastel subtle tender breakable frail weak strength rugged |
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| 2) | marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique; "a surgeon's delicate touch" |
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| skilled |
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| 3) | easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft" |
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| Synonyms : | fragile frail |
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| breakable |
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| 4) | easily hurt; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin" |
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| Synonyms : | soft |
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| tender |
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| 5) | developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety; "the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense" |
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| Synonyms : | finespun |
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| refined |
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| 6) | difficult to handle; requiring great tact; "delicate negotiations with the big powers"; "hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter" |
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| Synonyms : | ticklish |
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| difficult |
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| 7) | of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely; "almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments" |
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