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Adjective Easily damaged fine dainty exquisite elegant refined subtle airy flimsy fragile frail graceful hairline nice soft tender breakable exact filmy frangible gauzy intricate nuanced accurate balmy benign bland brittle chiffony choice close delicious diaphanous faint finespun floaty gentle gossamer hairsplitting light mathematical mellow mild minute muted nonabrasive pinpoint precise rare rigorous select silky soothing spot-on weak wispy detailed insubstantial papery pastel subdued thin understated aerial attractive delectable delightful elusive ethereal fine-grained fracturable gossamery recherche shatterable shattery superior tantalisingUK tantalizingUS “The timbre and quality of its resonance had a lingering delicate quality, which communicated nuances of infinite variety.” Adjective Susceptible to illness or adverse conditions frail debilitated feeble sickly weak infirm ailing unhealthy tender asthenic down-and-out effete enervated enfeebled faint fragile languid low prostrate prostrated sapped sensitive slight soft softened unsubstantial unwell valetudinarian wasted weakened weakly wimpish wimpy indisposed lacklusterUS lacklustreUK nesh poorly decrepit shatterable shattery slender susceptible in poor health “Most slugs eat decaying vegetation, but readily switch to young or delicate plants, feeding on the leaves, stems, roots and tubers.” Adjective Hard to please fastidious discriminating dainty finicky fussy nice choosy critical old-maidish pernickety picky proper pure refined Victorian acute choosey demanding discerning exacting fine finical finicking fussbudgety keen particular perceptive persnickety prim prudish puritanical quick scrupulous sensitive sharp squeamish stuffy faddish faddy prissy schoolmarmish strait-laced alert thin-skinned hard to please “Faustina's delicate palate.” Adjective Requiring sensitive or careful handling difficult sensitive problematic sticky ticklish touchy tricky prickly problematical awkward knotty thorny catchy complicated controversial critical dodgy hairy nasty precarious spiny tough tricksy dicey embarrassing emotive hair-trigger uncertain uncomfortable unpredictable volatile “The delicate issue of adoption.” Adjective Tactful and considerate diplomatic discreet sensitive careful considerate tactful gentle subtle thoughtful judicious kid-glove prudent softly-softly cautious detailed foresighted heedful politic proficient sympathetic tactical wary “Hollywood is a place where nuanced language and delicate diplomacy is needed in offering up a critique of your betters.” Adjective Easily broken or damaged; fragile breakable fragile eggshell frail frangible easily broken easily damaged “Luckily, the bull also turned right towards the furniture section rather than the more delicate china and porcelain.” Adjective Skilful and finely judged; deft deft adroit dexterousUS expert skilled adept artful bravura dextrousUK masterful masterly practicedUS practisedUK skilfulUK skillfulUS virtuoso workmanlike accurate neat nifty precise slick finely judged “It takes a steady hand and delicate skill to push a wire safely into a human heart.” Adjective pale “If you look at apparel, women are wearing more delicate colors, and pastels go along with the retro movements.” Adjective precision “His eyes lit up as the gears shifted, and beneath the glass appeared a long, delicate needle.” Find more words! 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