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▸ adjective:  Easily damaged or requiring careful handling.
▸ adjective:  Characterized by a fine structure or thin lines.
▸ adjective:  Intended for use with fragile items.
▸ adjective:  Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; said of manners, conduct, or feelings.
▸ adjective:  Of weak health; easily sick; unable to endure hardship.
▸ adjective:  (informal) Unwell, especially because of having drunk too much alcohol.
▸ adjective:  (obsolete) Addicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring.
▸ adjective:  Pleasing to the senses; refined; adapted to please an elegant or cultivated taste.
▸ adjective:  Slight and shapely; lovely; graceful.
▸ adjective:  Light, or softly tinted; said of a colour.
▸ adjective:  Of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious.
▸ adjective:  Highly discriminating or perceptive; refinedly critical; sensitive; exquisite.
▸ adjective:  Affected by slight causes; showing slight changes.
▸ noun:  A delicate item of clothing, especially underwear or lingerie.
▸ noun:  (obsolete) A choice dainty; a delicacy.
▸ noun:  (obsolete) A delicate, luxurious, or effeminate person.
▸ noun:  A moth, Mythimna vitellina

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