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Synonyms for delicate

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for delicate

appealing to refined taste

easily broken or damaged

showing sensitivity and skill in dealing with others

requiring great tact or skill

free from severity or violence, as in movement

able to make or detect effects of great subtlety or precision

so slight as to be difficult to notice or appreciate

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Synonyms for delicate

exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing

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marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique

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easily broken or damaged or destroyed

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easily hurt

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developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety

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difficult to handle

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of an instrument or device

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