delicately

adverb

Definition of delicatelynext
as in faintly

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Recent Examples of delicately Beyond his sensitivity to light, Zumthor has also delicately handled how the new Beyeler buildings coexist with their environs. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 The shoes feature asymmetrical, delicately enveloping lines, and are tapered at the toe. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026 The real showstopper, however, is the four-meter silk tulle veil, delicately hand-embroidered with constellations of tiny crystals and beads. — Liam Hess, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2026 But Nyong’o delicately keeps her tears at bay, beautifully reflecting the confidence and mettle that A begins to regain by play’s end. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026 Market value is typically higher than book value for profitable companies, but Boeing and Lockheed’s earnings suggest that ULA’s finances are, to put it delicately, fragile. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026 Guadagnino’s personal connection might also be why certain subjects are dealt with delicately. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026 Its supports touch down like elephant feet, bolstering what could be a mammoth spacecraft, landing delicately next to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Shortly before midnight, the crew beat out a fifty-acre fire that was smoldering delicately through lush green tundra. — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for delicately
  1. faintly
  2. shakily
  3. gently
  4. weakly
  5. feebly
  6. softly
Adverb
  • Three hours after Thomas Jefferson died at his Monticello home on July 4, 1826, his personal secretary, Nicholas Trist, snipped a lock of the Founder’s gray hair, still faintly reddish blond.
    — Andrew Lawler, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The film is Bullock’s first in four years, and critics are ever-so-faintly praising her return to the big screen.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2026
Definition of faintly
Adverb
  • Kovacik shakily asked Silverman who the helicopter belonged to.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The archival, iconic footage of Jordan scoring 38 points while dealing with illness in Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals was intended to inspire willpower in a Bruins team that had run shakily out of the starting gate in its last two tournament games.
    — Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
Definition of shakily
Adverb
  • But the man simply stood there with a dazed expression on his face, swaying gently in the living room of their small, cramped flat, like a lone tree in the breeze.
    — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The play is a gently unfolding, calmly delivered tale of the decades of horrors endured by a real-life person named Eddie Jaku.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of gently
Adverb
  • The Angels bunted him into scoring position, but Meckler struck out and Trout grounded out weakly.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Led by Arne Güllich, researchers analyzed the developmental histories of 35,000 world-class adults, including Nobel laureates and Olympians, finding early excellence is weakly linked to adult achievement.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of weakly
Adverb
  • Chief swam feebly across, joined the other two horses on the bank, and stood there shaking.
    — Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
  • Judge lined it feebly into the glove of an outfielder.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
Definition of feebly
Adverb
  • Oh, and the doors open and close softly at the touch of a button.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Sinatra and Dean Martin croon softly on the speakers (until the occasional Charli xcx track sneaks in).
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of softly

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“Delicately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delicately. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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