Words · Common
delicate
/ˈdɛləkət/ · 8 letters · 7 distinct letters
- adjective
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
a delicate violin passage
- adjective
marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique
a surgeon's delicate touch
- adjective
easily broken or damaged or destroyed
a kite too delicate to fly safely
- adjective
easily hurt
soft hands
- adjective
developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety
the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense