delicate

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• October 7. 2012 by jonasmunk from wordnet.princeton.edu

  delicate — adjective — english

  exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly"

• March 23. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  delicate — adjective — english

  marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique; "a surgeon's delicate touch"

• March 23. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  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"

• March 23. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  delicate — adjective — english

  easily hurt; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin"

• March 23. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  delicate — adjective — english

  developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety; "the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense"

• March 23. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  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"

• March 23. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  delicate — adjective — english

  of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely; "almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments"