DELICATE — Definition of DELICATE
noun
1
A delicate item of clothing, especially underwear or lingerie.
Don't put that in with your jeans: it's a delicate!
2
A choice dainty; a delicacy.
3
A delicate, luxurious, or effeminate person.
adjective
1
Easily damaged or requiring careful handling.
The negotiations were very delicate.
2
Characterized by a fine structure or thin lines.
Her face was delicate.
3
Intended for use with fragile items.
Set the washing machine to the delicate cycle.
4
Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; said of manners, conduct, or feelings.
delicate attentions
📚 Source: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/delicate
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