DELICATE


Meaning of DELICATE in English

adj.

VERBS

▪ be , feel , look

Her bones felt as ~ as a bird's.

The glasses looked very ~.

▪ become

ADVERB

▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.

a rather ~ child

This is a somewhat ~ subject.

▪ surprisingly

He had a surprisingly ~ touch.

▪ politically

a politically ~ situation

Delicate is used with these nouns: ↑ adjustment , ↑ balance , ↑ bone , ↑ brow , ↑ constitution , ↑ fabric , ↑ face , ↑ feature , ↑ finger , ↑ flavour , ↑ flower , ↑ fragrance , ↑ hand , ↑ handling , ↑ health , ↑ instrument , ↑ lace , ↑ matter , ↑ negotiation , ↑ operation , ↑ pink , ↑ plant , ↑ question , ↑ scent , ↑ shade , ↑ shading , ↑ shoulder , ↑ silk , ↑ situation , ↑ skin , ↑ stage , ↑ subject , ↑ task , ↑ texture , ↑ thread , ↑ touch , ↑ wing , ↑ work

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