Delicate

del′i-kāt, adj. pleasing to the senses, esp. the taste: dainty: nicely discriminating or perceptive: of a fine, slight texture or constitution: tender: frail, not robust: requiring nice handling: refined in manners: gentle, polite, considerate: luxurious.— n. Del′icacy , state or quality of being delicate: refinement: nicety: tenderne , weakne : luxuriousne : anything delicate or dainty.— adv. Del′icately , in a delicate manner: ( B. ) luxuriously.— n. Del′icatene , state of being delicate: ( B. ) delicacy, luxury.— n.pl. Del′icates ( B. ), delicacies. [L. delicātus — deliciæ , allurements, luxury— delicĕre — de , inten., lacĕre , to entice.]