[ 'ɛkskwɪzɪt , ɪk'skwɪzɪt , ɛk- ]
■ adjective
1》 very beautiful and delicate.
2》 intensely felt.
↘highly sensitive: ~ taste.
■ noun literary a dandy.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
~ness noun
Origin
ME (in the sense 'precise'): from L. exquisit- , exquirere 'seek out'.