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Delicately

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Adverb

1. delicately, exquisitely, fine, finely

in a delicate manner

Example Sentences:
'finely shaped features'
'her fine drawn body'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Delicately

see synonyms of delicately
adjective
1. 
exquisite, fine, or subtle in quality, character, construction, etc
2. 
having a soft or fragile beauty
3. 
(of colour, tone, taste, etc) pleasantly subtle, soft, or faint
4. 
easily damaged or injured; lacking robustness, esp in health; fragile
5. 
precise, skilled, or sensitive in action or operation
a delicate mechanism
6. 
requiring tact and diplomacy
7. 
sensitive in feeling or manner; showing regard for the feelings of others
8. 
excessively refined; squeamish
noun
9. archaic
a delicacy; dainty

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Delicately

see synonyms of delicately
adjective
1. 
pleasing in its lightness, mildness, subtlety, etc.
a delicate flavor, odor, or color
2. 
beautifully fine in texture, quality, or workmanship
delicate linen, delicate skin
3. 
slight and subtle
a delicate difference
4. 
easily damaged, spoiled, or disordered
a delicate vase, a delicate stomach
5. 
frail in health
a delicate child
6. 
a. 
needing careful handling, tact, etc.
a delicate situation
b. 
showing tact, consideration, etc.
7. 
finely sensitive in feeling, understanding, discriminating, or responding
a delicate ear for music, a delicate gauge
8. 
finely skilled
9. 
having or showing a sensitive or, sometimes, finicky distaste for what is considered offensive or improper
noun
10.  Archaic
a delicacy; dainty

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Delicately

see synonyms of delicately
adj.
1. Pleasing to the senses, especially in a subtle way: a delicate flavor; a delicate violin passage.
2.
a. Easily broken or damaged: a kite too delicate to fly.
b. Exquisitely fine or dainty: delicate china. See Synonyms at exquisite.
c. Frail in constitution or health.
3.
a. Marked by sensitivity of discrimination: a critic's delicate perception.
b. Very subtle in difference or distinction.
4.
a. Having or showing great consideration or care: delicate remarks concerning the scandal.
b. Requiring careful or tactful treatment: a delicate situation.
5. Fine or soft in touch or skill: a surgeon's delicate touch.
6. Measuring, indicating, or responding to very small changes; precise: a delicate set of scales.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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