Definisi 'delicate'

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adjective
1 exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury Terjemahkan
Example:
a delicate violin passage
delicate china
a delicate flavor
the delicate wing of a butterfly
source: wordnet30

2 Addicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring. Terjemahkan
source: webster1913

adjective satellite
3 marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique Terjemahkan
Example:
a surgeon's delicate touch
source: wordnet30

4 easily broken or damaged or destroyed Terjemahkan
Example:
a kite too delicate to fly safely
fragile porcelain plates
fragile old bones
a frail craft
source: wordnet30

5 easily hurt Terjemahkan
Example:
soft hands
a baby's delicate skin
source: wordnet30

6 developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety Terjemahkan
Example:
the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense
source: wordnet30

7 difficult to handle; requiring great tact Terjemahkan
Example:
delicate negotiations with the big powers
hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter
a touchy subject
source: wordnet30

8 of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely Terjemahkan
Example:
almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments
source: wordnet30

noun
9 A choice dainty; a delicacy. Terjemahkan
source: webster1913

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