delicate
suomi-englanti sanakirjadelicate englannista suomeksi
arkaluonteinen
herkkä
melkein huomaamaton
hauras
tarkka
Substantiivi
delicate englanniksi
Easily damaged or requiring careful handling.
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Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; said of manners, conduct, or feelings.
(RQ:Shakespeare Hamlet)
Unwell, especially because of having drunk too much alcohol.
''Please don't speak so loudly: I'm feeling a bit delicate this morning.''
Addicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring.
1360–1387, (w), ''(w)'' (C-text), passus IX, line 285:
- Þenk þat diues for hus delicat lyf to þe deuel wente.-->
''circa'' 1660, (w) (author), Bray (antiquary)|William Bray (editor), ''John Evelyn's Diary|The Diary of John Evelyn'', volume I of II (1901), entry for the 19th of August in 1641, page 29:
- Haerlem is a very delicate town and hath one of the fairest churches of the Gothic design I had ever seen.
Pleasing to the senses; refined; adapted to please an elegant or cultivated taste.
{{quote-text|en|year=1861|author=Anthony Trollope|title=Framley Parsonage
Slight and shapely; lovely; graceful.
(RQ:Shakespeare Othello)Indeed, she’s a most fresh and delicate creature.
Light, or softly tinted; said of a colour.
Of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious.
Highly discriminating or perceptive; refinedly critical; sensitive; exquisite.
Affected by slight causes; showing slight changes.
A delicate item of clothing, especially underwear or lingerie.
A delicate, luxurious, or effeminate person.
(RQ:Plutarch Holland Morals)
A moth, (taxlink)
(adj form of)
(inflection of)