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- a heavy sauce would spoil the delicate flavor of this fish
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- only a person with delicate taste buds could tell the difference between these two wines
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- the delicate handling of a difficult diplomatic situation
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- delicate glassware that must be carefully wrapped for shipping
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- a person of delicate tastes
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- choosy
- (or choosey),
- dainty,
- demanding,
- exacting,
- fastidious,
- finical,
- finicking,
- finicky,
- fussbudgety,
- fussy,
- nice,
- old-maidish,
- particular,
- pernickety
- [chiefly British],
- persnickety,
- picky
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- delicate perfumes that only a connoisseur of scents would appreciate
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- classic,
- excellent,
- fabulous,
- first-class,
- first-rate,
- grand,
- great,
- marvelous
- (or marvellous),
- noble,
- outstanding,
- par excellence,
- premium,
- prime,
- sensational,
- splendid,
- stellar,
- sterling,
- superb,
- superior,
- superlative,
- supernal,
- terrific,
- tip-top,
- top,
- top-notch,
- transcendent,
- unsurpassed,
- wonderful
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- a delicate child who was never allowed to play sports
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- delicate measurements of brain tumors that are only possible using the latest medical technology
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- extremely delicate instruments such as an atomic clock
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- a delicate breeze was floating in from the open window
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- heavy-handed,
- oppressive,
- pitiless,
- tyrannical
- (also tyrannic)
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- the delicate challenge of inviting two people who don't like each other to the same party
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