delicate

Meanings

Adjective

• exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
  • "a delicate violin passage"
  • "delicate china"
  • "a delicate flavor"
  • "the delicate wing of a butterfly"

Adjective Satellite

• marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique
  • "a surgeon's delicate touch"
• easily broken or damaged or destroyed
  • "a kite too delicate to fly safely"
• easily hurt
  • "a baby's delicate skin"
• developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety
• difficult to handle; requiring great tact
  • "delicate negotiations with the big powers"
• of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely
  • "almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments"

Synonyms

finespun, fragile, frail, soft, ticklish, touchy