delicately
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ɪ adjective
1.
fine in texture, quality, construction, etc.: a delicate lace collar.
2.
fragile; easily damaged; frail: delicate porcelain; a delicate child.
3.
so fine as to be scarcely perceptible; subtle: a delicate flavor.
4.
soft or faint, as color: a delicate shade of pink.
5.
fine or precise in action or execution; capable of responding to the slightest influence: a delicate instrument.
6.
requiring great care, caution, or tact: a delicate international situation.
7.
distinguishing subtle differences: a delicate eye; a delicate sense of smell.
8.
exquisite or refined in perception or feeling; sensitive.
9.
regardful of what is becoming, proper, etc.: a delicate sense of propriety.
10.
mindful of or sensitive to the feelings of others: a delicate refusal.
11.
dainty or choice, as food: delicate tidbits.
12.
primly fastidious; squeamish: not a movie for the delicate viewer.
13.
Obsolete. sensuous; voluptuous.
noun
14.
Archaic. a choice food; delicacy.
15.
Obsolete. a source of pleasure; luxury.
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Related forms
del·i·cate·ly, adverb
del·i·cate·ness, noun
hy·per·del·i·cate, adjective
hy·per·del·i·cate·ly, adverb
hy·per·del·i·cate·ness, noun
non·del·i·cate, adjective
non·del·i·cate·ly, adverb
non·del·i·cate·ness, noun
qua·si-del·i·cate, adjective
qua·si-del·i·cate·ly, adverb
su·per·del·i·cate, adjective
su·per·del·i·cate·ly, adverb
su·per·del·i·cate·ness, noun
Synonyms
1. Delicate, dainty, exquisite imply beauty such as belongs to rich surroundings or which needs careful treatment. Delicate used of an object, suggests fragility, small size, and often very fine workmanship: a delicate piece of carving. Dainty in concrete references, suggests a smallness, gracefulness, and beauty that forbid rough handling: a dainty handkerchief; of persons, it refers to fastidious sensibilities: dainty in eating habits. Exquisite suggests an outstanding beauty and elegance, or a discriminating sensitivity and ability to perceive fine distinctions: an exquisite sense of humor. 2. tender, slight, weak. 5. exact, accurate. 6. critical, precarious. 7. discriminating, careful.
1. Delicate, dainty, exquisite imply beauty such as belongs to rich surroundings or which needs careful treatment. Delicate used of an object, suggests fragility, small size, and often very fine workmanship: a delicate piece of carving. Dainty in concrete references, suggests a smallness, gracefulness, and beauty that forbid rough handling: a dainty handkerchief; of persons, it refers to fastidious sensibilities: dainty in eating habits. Exquisite suggests an outstanding beauty and elegance, or a discriminating sensitivity and ability to perceive fine distinctions: an exquisite sense of humor. 2. tender, slight, weak. 5. exact, accurate. 6. critical, precarious. 7. discriminating, careful.
Antonyms
1, 2. coarse. 3. hard, crude.
1, 2. coarse. 3. hard, crude.
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delicate (ˈdɛlɪkɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | exquisite, fine, or subtle in quality, character, construction, etc |
| 2. | having a soft or fragile beauty |
| 3. | (of colour, tone, taste, etc) pleasantly subtle, soft, or faint |
| 4. | easily damaged or injured; lacking robustness, esp in health; fragile |
| 5. | precise, skilled, or sensitive in action or operation: a delicate mechanism |
| 6. | requiring tact and diplomacy |
| 7. | sensitive in feeling or manner; showing regard for the feelings of others |
| 8. | excessively refined; squeamish |
| —n | |
| 9. | archaic a delicacy; dainty |
| [C14: from Latin dēlicātus affording pleasure, from dēliciae (pl) delight, pleasure; see | |
| 'delicately | |
| —adv | |
| 'delicateness | |
| —n | |
| delicate (ˈdɛlɪkɪt) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | exquisite, fine, or subtle in quality, character, construction, etc |
| 2. | having a soft or fragile beauty |
| 3. | (of colour, tone, taste, etc) pleasantly subtle, soft, or faint |
| 4. | easily damaged or injured; lacking robustness, esp in health; fragile |
| 5. | precise, skilled, or sensitive in action or operation: a delicate mechanism |
| 6. | requiring tact and diplomacy |
| 7. | sensitive in feeling or manner; showing regard for the feelings of others |
| 8. | excessively refined; squeamish |
| —n | |
| 9. | archaic a delicacy; dainty |
| [C14: from Latin dēlicātus affording pleasure, from dēliciae (pl) delight, pleasure; see | |
| 'delicately | |
| —adv | |
| 'delicateness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
delicate
late 14c., from L. delicatus "alluring, delightful, dainty," also "addicted to pleasure," of unknown origin; related by folk etymology (and perhaps genuinely) to deliciæ "a pet," and delicere "to allure, entice." Meaning "feeble in constitution" is c.1400; that of "easily broken" is recorded from
1560s.
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Example sentences
He slips a yellow plastic wedge into the cut and taps it delicately with his five-pound ax head.
Low entropy corresponds to something delicately tuned, so that's why it's easy for entropy to go up.
Some kinds, such as the elms, bloom profusely but the flowers are so small and delicately tinted that they are seldom noticed.
It is the rate of what are known, delicately, as concurrent partnerships.
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