/ ɪkˈskwɪzɪt; NAmE ; ˈekskwɪzɪt/ adjective
1.
extremely beautiful or carefully made :
exquisite craftsmanship
2.
( formal ) ( of a feeling ) strongly felt
SYN acute :
exquisite pain / pleasure
3.
( formal ) delicate and sensitive :
The room was decorated in exquisite taste.
an exquisite sense of timing
► ex·quis·ite·ly adverb
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (in the sense precise ): from Latin exquisit- sought out, from the verb exquirere , from ex- out + quaerere seek.