Definitions of delicate:

• adjective:   of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely

  Example: "Almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments"

• adjective:   marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique

  Example: "A surgeon's delicate touch"

• adjective:   easily hurt

  Example: "A baby's delicate skin"

• adjective:   exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury

  Example: "A delicate violin passage"

• adjective:   easily broken or damaged or destroyed

  Example: "A kite too delicate to fly safely"

• adjective:   difficult to handle; requiring great tact

  Example: "Delicate negotiations with the big powers"

• adjective:   developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety