delicacy
— Noun
– English
~ something considered choice to eat
delicate
— Adjective
– English
~ 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
— Adjective
– English
~ easily hurt; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin"
delicate
— Adjective
– English
~ of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely; "almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments"
delicate
— Adjective
– English
~ developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety; "the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense"
delicate
— Adjective
– English
~ easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft"