delicate

noun

A delicate item of clothing, especially underwear or lingerie.
Don't put that in with your jeans: it's a delicate!
A choice dainty; a delicacy.
A delicate, luxurious, or effeminate person.

adjective

Easily damaged or requiring careful handling.
The negotiations were very delicate.
Characterized by a fine structure or thin lines.
Her face was delicate.
Intended for use with fragile items.
Set the washing machine to the delicate cycle.
Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; said of manners, conduct, or feelings.
delicate attentions
Of weak health; easily sick; unable to endure hardship.
a delicate child
Unwell, especially because of having drunk too much alcohol.
Please don't speak so loudly: I'm feeling a bit delicate this morning.
Addicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring.
Pleasing to the senses; refined; adapted to please an elegant or cultivated taste.
a delicate dish
Slight and shapely; lovely; graceful.
Light, or softly tinted; said of a colour.
a delicate shade of blue
Of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious.
Highly discriminating or perceptive; refinedly critical; sensitive; exquisite.
a delicate ear for music
Affected by slight causes; showing slight changes.
a delicate thermometer

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