delicate


Meanings

  • exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury;
    • "a delicate violin passage"
    • "delicate china"
    • "a delicate flavor"
    • "the delicate wing of a butterfly"
  • marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique;
    • "a surgeon's delicate touch"
  • easily broken or damaged or destroyed;
    • "a kite too delicate to fly safely"
  • easily hurt;
    • "a baby's delicate skin"
  • developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety;
  • difficult to handle; requiring great tact;
    • "delicate negotiations with the big powers"
  • of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely;
    • "almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments"
  • DELICATE n pl. -S a delicacy


Scrabble Score: 11

delicate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

delicate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

delicate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 13

delicate is a valid Words With Friends word