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How to sign: easily broken or damaged or destroyed
"a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft";
Similiar / Same: fragile, frail
How to sign: exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
"a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly";
See also: breakable, frail, weak
How to sign: difficult to handle; requiring great tact
"delicate negotiations with the big powers"; "hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter";
Similiar / Same: ticklish
