Meaning of delicate
Definition of delicate
(adj)
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly"
easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft"
easily hurt; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin"
developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety; "the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense"
difficult to handle; requiring great tact; "delicate negotiations with the big powers"; "hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"; "a touchy subject"
of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely; "almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments"