Delicate ¹

Definition: Addicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring.

Delicate ²

Definition: Pleasing to the senses; refinedly agreeable; hence, adapted to please a nice or cultivated taste; nice; fine; elegant; as, a delicate dish; delicate flavor.

Delicate ³

Definition: Slight and shapely; lovely; graceful; as, "a delicate creature."

Delicate ⁴

Definition: Fine or slender; minute; not coarse; said of a thread, or the like; as, delicate cotton.

Delicate ⁵

Definition: Slight or smooth; light and yielding; said of texture; as, delicate lace or silk.

Delicate ⁶

Definition: Soft and fair; said of the skin or a surface; as, a delicate cheek; a delicate complexion.

Delicate ⁷

Definition: Light, or softly tinted; said of a color; as, a delicate blue.

Delicate ⁸

Definition: Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; said of manners, conduct, or feelings; as, delicate behavior; delicate attentions; delicate thoughtfulness.

Delicate ⁹

Definition: Tender; not able to endure hardship; feeble; frail; effeminate; said of constitution, health, etc.; as, a delicate child; delicate health.

Delicate ¹⁰

Definition: Requiring careful handling; not to be rudely or hastily dealt with; nice; critical; as, a delicate subject or question.

Delicate ¹¹

Definition: Of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious.

Delicate ¹²

Definition: Nicely discriminating or perceptive; refinedly critical; sensitive; exquisite; as, a delicate taste; a delicate ear for music.

Delicate ¹³

Definition: Affected by slight causes; showing slight changes; as, a delicate thermometer.

Delicate ¹⁴

Definition: A choice dainty; a delicacy.

Delicate ¹⁵

Definition: A delicate, luxurious, or effeminate person.

delicate ¹⁶

Definition: exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly"

delicate ¹⁷

Definition: easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft"

delicate ¹⁸

Definition: difficult to handle; requiring great tact; "delicate negotiations with the big powers"; "hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"

delicate ¹⁹

Definition: developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety; "the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense"

delicate ²⁰

Definition: of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely; "almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments"

delicate ²¹

Definition: marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique; "a surgeon''s delicate touch"

delicate ²²

Definition: easily hurt; "soft hands"; "a baby''s delicate skin"