English to English
delicate
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adjective (a)
- exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury(adj.all)Example:
A delicate violin passage.
Delicate china.
A delicate flavor.
The delicate wing of a butterfly.
source: wordnet30 - Addicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- A choice dainty; a delicacy.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique(adj.all)Example:
A surgeon's delicate touch.
source: wordnet30 - of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely(adj.all)Example:
Almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments.
source: wordnet30