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easily broken or damaged or destroyed
a kite too delicate to fly safely; fragile porcelain plates; fragile old bones; a frail craft
difficult to handle; requiring great tact
delicate negotiations with the big powers; hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter; a touchy subject
(adj) finespun
developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety
the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense
(adj) soft
easily hurt
soft hands; a baby's delicate skin