overdelicate
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- overdelicacy noun
- overdelicately adverb
- overdelicateness noun
Etymology
Origin of overdelicate
Example Sentences
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M. Jacques Ferrand had his arms crossed on his desk, and his bald and not overdelicate forehead leaning on his hands.
From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 5 of 6 by Sue, Eugène
Juste's air was slightly mocking, and words of not overdelicate banter rose to his lips, to be instantly quelled by La Boulaye.
From The Trampling of the Lilies by Sabatini, Rafael
From the long eyebrows and sensitive mouth to the small hands and feet, everything about him was too much chiseled, overdelicate.
From The Gadfly by Voynich, E. L. (Ethel Lillian)
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