delicately
in a careful way:They stepped delicately among the brambles and exposed rocks.Aggressive removal of the tumor must be delicately balanced with the risk of injury to adjacent normal tissue.
in a tactful or sensitive way:Employee issues need to be managed delicately, with empathy and an open perspective.
in a faint, subtle, quiet, or barely perceptible way:Dessert was perfection: perfectly moist and delicately flavored ricotta and rhubarb cakes with a big dollop of creamy vanilla mascarpone.The eye-catching Himalayan honeysuckle has pendant spikes of deep red bracts with white, delicately scented flowers and red-purple berries.
showing or using precision or refinement:The region is a famous center for embroidery and appliqué work, painted pottery, and delicately carved wooden doors.
Origin of delicately
1Other words from delicately
- hy·per·del·i·cate·ly, adverb
- non·del·i·cate·ly, adverb
- qua·si-del·i·cate·ly, adverb
- su·per·del·i·cate·ly, adverb
Words Nearby delicately
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How to use delicately in a sentence
Our last option is made entirely of aluminum, inside and out, so it’s a great choice if you don’t want the pressure of taking care of delicate glass.
Best oil sprayers and misters for home chefs | PopSci Commerce Team | September 11, 2020 | Popular-ScienceSeeking something that was “fresh yet delicate,” according to Gjerde, they landed on a cuvée comprised of 48% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Noir, and 12% Pinot Meunier.
Luxury hotels are wooing guests with exclusive wines and spirits | Rachel King | September 5, 2020 | FortuneIn the podcast, I think iO walks a delicate line between journalism and inserting himself into the story, and he does it incredibly well!
Podcast recommendations for a better life and career from Fortune’s 40 under 40 | Aric Jenkins | September 5, 2020 | FortuneIt takes very little energy to break up pairs of electrons in a superconductor, and these pairs break up into free electrons, potentially leading to energy exchanges that can destroy the superconductor’s delicate state.
Cosmic rays could pose a problem for future quantum computers | Neel Patel | August 26, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewSuch a delicate structure could have formed only through an equally delicate, gentle process.
These Images Expose the Dark Side of the Solar System - Issue 89: The Dark Side | Corey S. Powell | August 26, 2020 | Nautilus
The cheery 69-year-old father of eight sits in the center with his wife and delicately brandishes a small, brown book.
Then, as the car pulled away, he again began his slow movements with the girl delicately balanced on the hitching post.
PANKISI GORGE, Georgia—The mother of martyrs, a woman in her fifties, is delicately beautiful and visibly in pain.
The Secret Life of an ISIS Warlord | Will Cathcart, Vazha Tavberidze, Nino Burchuladze | October 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis deft, delicately wrought story is Murakami at his best.
I just found it depressingly tone deaf for a show that typically handles these sensitive issues so delicately.
‘Orange Is the New Black’: Inside the Wild S2 Finale and What’s Next for Season 3 | Kevin Fallon, Marlow Stern | July 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPortuguese snuff seemed to be in favor and was delicately perfumed.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.He held the pin delicately between finger and thumb, and controlled her with his roguish eyes.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeHere the tobacco plant attains its finest form and most delicately flavored leaves.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.They that were fed delicately have died in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet have embraced the dung.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousNow here is a lady, well educated and delicately nurtured, who is destitute of the common necessaries of life.
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