Delicate (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety; "the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense".
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Meaning 2
Difficult to handle; requiring great tact; "delicate negotiations with the big powers"; "hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"; "a touchy subject".
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Meaning 3
Marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique; "a surgeon's delicate touch".
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Meaning 4
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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Meaning 5
Easily hurt; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin".
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Meaning 6
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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Meaning 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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