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According to WordNet, the adjective "delicate" has 7 sense(s).

302227344 marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique; "a surgeon's delicate touch".

302103982 of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely; "almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments".

300709215 easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft".

301948389 developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety; "the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense".

302448324 easily hurt; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin".

300705891 exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly".

300746994 difficult to handle; requiring great tact; "delicate negotiations with the big powers";"hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"; "a touchy subject".

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