EXQUISITE


Meaning of EXQUISITE in English

[ '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'.

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