delicate
What is the Definition of delicate?
Adjective:
- exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
- marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique
- easily broken or damaged or destroyed
- easily hurt
- developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety
- difficult to handle; requiring great tact
- of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely
How can I use delicate in a sentence?
I do not expect you will really understand the beauty of the softly simmering cauldron with its shimmering fumes, the delicate power of liquids that creep through human veins, bewitching the mind, ensnaring the senses.
Handle the antique vase carefully because it’s very delicate and easily breakable. - Обращайтесь с антикварной вазой осторожно, потому что она очень хрупкая и легко ломается.
The delicate tissue was used to clean the lenses gently. - Деликатная ткань использовалась для аккуратной очистки линз.
Handle the delicate glassware with care. - Обращайтесь с хрупкой стеклянной посудой осторожно.
Other meanings of delicate (synonyms, cognates).
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