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exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
a delicate violin passage
delicate china
a delicate flavor
the delicate wing of a butterfly
2.
marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique
a surgeon's delicate touch
3.
easily broken or damaged or destroyed
a kite too delicate to fly safely
4.
easily hurt
a baby's delicate skin
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developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety
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difficult to handle; requiring great tact
delicate negotiations with the big powers
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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