delicate - Meaning in Marathi

delicate - Meaning in Marathi

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Definitions and Meaning of delicate in English

delicate adjective

1. exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury

   Examples

   • "a delicate flavor"
   • "a delicate violin passage"
   • "delicate china"
   • "the delicate wing of a butterfly"
2. easily broken or damaged or destroyed

   Examples

   • "a frail craft"
   • "a kite too delicate to fly safely"
   • "fragile old bones"
   • "fragile porcelain plates"
3. difficult to handle; requiring great tact

   Synonyms

   ticklish, touchy

   Examples

   • "a touchy subject"
   • "delicate negotiations with the big powers"
   • "hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"
4. developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety

   Example

   • "the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense"
5. of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely

   Example

   • "almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments"
6. marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique

   Example

   • "a surgeon's delicate touch"
7. easily hurt

   Examples

   • "a baby's delicate skin"
   • "soft hands"

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