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delicate
Part of speech: AdjectivePleasing to the taste; as, a delicate flavor; tender; refined; as, delicate attentions; physically frail; sensitive.
Part of speech: AdverbDelicately.
Usage examples "delicate":- Never had Gloria seen more beautiful flowers, flowers half so delicate- looking. - "The Everlasting Whisper", Jackson Gregory.
- Its delicate form struck against the corner of the table and broke into pieces. - "NAPOLEON AND BLUCHER", L. Muhlbach.
- Kitty came in slowly, holding herself very erect, a delicate and distinguished figure, in her deep mourning. - "The Marriage of William Ashe", Mrs. Humphry Ward.