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Adjective : DELICATES
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) 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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2. (
) marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique; "a surgeon's delicate touch" ;
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3. (
) 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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4. (
) easily hurt; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin" ;
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5. (
) developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety; "the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense" ;
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6. (
) 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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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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