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(adj) exquisite
delicately beautiful
a dainty teacup; an exquisite cameo
(adj) prissy, squeamish, overnice, nice
excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
too nice about his food to take to camp cooking; so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow
(adj) niminy-piminy, mincing, prim, twee
affectedly dainty or refined
(noun) delicacy, goody, treat, kickshaw
something considered choice to eat