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Noun
Definition: A delicate item of clothing, especially underwear or lingerie.
Adjective
Definition: exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly"
Definition: marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique; "a surgeon's delicate touch"
Definition: easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft"
Definition: developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety; "the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense"
Definition: difficult to handle; requiring great tact; "delicate negotiations with the big powers"; "hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"; "a touchy subject"
Definition: of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely; "almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments"
Definition: Easily damaged or requiring careful handling.