delicate (a)

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type a
lex_filenum 00
def exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing
def susceptible to injury
examples a delicate violin passage
delicate china
a delicate flavor
the delicate wing of a butterfly
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Also see breakable; frail; weak
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Antonym delicate → rugged
Similar to dainty, exquisite; ethereal, gossamer; fragile; light-handed; overdelicate; pastel; tender
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Similar to dainty, exquisite; ethereal, gossamer; fragile; light-handed; overdelicate; pastel; tender
Antonym rugged → delicate
Also see frail; weak
Derived from adjective delicately → delicate
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