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delicate
What does delicate mean?
delicate (adjective): easily damaged or requiring careful handling.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use delicate in a sentence?
- Those clothes are made from delicate lace. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce delicate?
/ˈdɛləkət/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does delicate come from?
From Middle English delicat, from Latin dēlicātus (“giving pleasure, delightful, soft, luxurious, delicate, (in Medieval Latin also) fine, slender”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “delicate” mean?
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
Not quite: that's what lovely means.
having a broad range (of different elements)
Not quite: that's what various means.
easily damaged or requiring careful handling
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impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear
Not quite: that's what afraid means.
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