Synonym: dainty, fine, fragile, frail, light, mild, sensitive, soft, tender. Antonym: coarse, crude, gross, indelicate, rude. Similar words: complicated, deliberately, application, publication, implication, dedicate, indicate, communicate. Meaning: ['delɪkət] adj. 1. exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury 2. marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique 3. easily broken or damaged or destroyed 4. easily hurt 5. developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety 6. difficult to handle; requiring great tact 7. of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely.
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121 When carrying out the operation, doctors have to take great care not to damage the delicate nerves endings.
122 Young ladies of delicate breeding seldom relish being mounted by centaurs.
123 Both the Manhattan and martini are served here in delicate vessels that are shaped like old-fashioned champagne glasses.
124 Lord Hesketh, the government's chief whip, knows that backwoodsmen need delicate handling.
125 The macaques' delicate hands look remarkably human and are well adapted for grasping and holding objects.
126 Flexibility can be a delicate issue, particularly in a work unit with an inflexible boss.
127 Good proposal writing is a delicate balance of presenting your intentions in dealing with your research problem.
128 There is also the associated and delicate issue of contact between internal reformers and reforming pressure groups.
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129 Butter is the dominant flavor of these crisp, delicate cookies dotted with tiny raisins which look like chocolate chips.
130 His features were delicate; he had the bone structure of a professional model.
131 He could imagine the two clever women, and the delicate fencing.
132 Queequeg is seen to be more delicate and civilized than most of the Christians that Ishmael has known.
133 Unfortunately they are not all able to survive in an aquarium and some of the most colourful varieties are the most delicate.
134 Her somnolent black eyes and tenderly pursed pink lips intrude upon the eggshell delicacy of her face with the most delicate affection.
135 Formosa Oolong A semi-fermented or oxidised tea with a delicate flavour.
136 A delicate process of lithography brings out the richness of the bird's colouring on Coalport's finest bone china.
137 After centuries of crumbling gently before exciting our taste buds with your delicate flavour you have finally departed your origins.
138 This is a delicate balancing act for Mr Carr, however.
139 By the 1950s and 1960s, delicate equipment for reaching and investigating single nerve cells could be built with new materials.
140 I had the immense and delicate task of restoring confidence in Kambawe.
141 On his list of things to do, these delicate issues hung suspended like icicles from a limb.
142 Hearing the noise of the car she turned and he saw a peaked, delicate face framed with red-gold hair.
143 That's a very delicate piece of equipment - please leave it alone.
144 This way of looking at causal laws is a delicate compromise.
145 Consequently the mayoral incumbent must perform a delicate juggling act to maintain constituent support.
146 She placed a small delicate hand on it and bade Miriam good-night.
147 They upset the delicate balance of interests on which high organizational performance is so often based.
148 A big dray horse might be suited to haul a coal wagon, a more delicate saddle horse to recreational riding.
149 Not surprisingly, she advocates a balance, but one so delicate as to require almost daily adjustment.
150 He sat quite still, his delicate hands folded in his lap.
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