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delicately
[del-i-kit-lee]
adverb
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.
Other Word Forms
- hyperdelicately adverb
- nondelicately adverb
- quasi-delicately adverb
- superdelicately adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of delicately1
Example Sentences
There it was: the delicately arched eyebrow, the waves of brown hair cascading poetically over that intelligent forehead....No doubt he was busy thinking up plot twists even now....
The last time the Incorrigibles had attended a grown-up dinner party had been at Christmas, and on that occasion, well . . . to put it delicately, all squirrel had broken loose.
The many potted specimens created a jungled grotto on the far side of the dining room, and the diners within, if any, were well concealed by the delicately swaying fronds.
He turned the pages slowly and delicately, like he was handling a precious ancient artifact.
When he slept, I would kiss his forehead and eyelids delicately.
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- exquisitely
- finely
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- lightly
- sensitively www.thesaurus.com
- skillfully www.thesaurus.com
- softly
- subtly
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