1. • adj - exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing
   • adj - marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique
   • adj - easily broken or damaged or destroyed
   • adj - easily hurt
   • adj - developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety
   • adj - difficult to handle
   • adj - of an instrument or device
2. • Pleasing to the senses, especially in a subtle way: a delicate flavor; a delicate violin passage.
   • Exquisitely fine or dainty: delicate china.
   • Frail in constitution or health.
   • Easily broken or damaged: a kite too delicate to fly.
   • Marked by sensitivity of discrimination: a critic’s delicate perception.
   • Considerate of the feelings of others.
   • Concerned with propriety.
   • Squeamish or fastidious.
   • Requiring tactful treatment: a delicate situation.
   • Fine or soft in touch or skill: a surgeon’s delicate touch.
   • Measuring, indicating, or responding to very small changes; precise: a delicate set of scales.
   • The central meaning shared by these adjectives is “appealing to refined taste”: a delicate flavor; choice exotic flowers; a dainty dish; elegant handwriting; an exquisite wine; the finest embroidery.
3. • n - a choice food

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