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