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Addicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring. |
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Pleasing to the senses; refinedly agreeable; hence,
adapted to please a nice or cultivated taste; nice; fine; elegant; as,
a delicate dish; delicate flavor. |
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Slight and shapely; lovely; graceful; as, "a delicate
creature." |
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Fine or slender; minute; not coarse; -- said of a thread,
or the like; as, delicate cotton. |
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Slight or smooth; light and yielding; -- said of texture;
as, delicate lace or silk. |
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Soft and fair; -- said of the skin or a surface; as, a
delicate cheek; a delicate complexion. |
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Light, or softly tinted; -- said of a color; as, a
delicate blue. |
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Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend;
considerate; -- said of manners, conduct, or feelings; as, delicate
behavior; delicate attentions; delicate thoughtfulness. |
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Tender; not able to endure hardship; feeble; frail;
effeminate; -- said of constitution, health, etc.; as, a delicate
child; delicate health. |
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Requiring careful handling; not to be rudely or hastily
dealt with; nice; critical; as, a delicate subject or question. |
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Of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious. |
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Nicely discriminating or perceptive; refinedly critical;
sensitive; exquisite; as, a delicate taste; a delicate ear for music. |
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Affected by slight causes; showing slight changes; as, a
delicate thermometer. |
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A choice dainty; a delicacy. |
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A delicate, luxurious, or effeminate person. |
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