1 something that is delicate is
easily damaged or broken:
?a delicate piece of lace
2 a delicate situation needs to be
dealt with very carefully:?The negotiations are at a very delicate stage.
3 delicate hands, fingers etc are attractive and
graceful:
?long delicate fingers4 someone who is delicate
becomes ill very easily:
?a delicate child5 a delicate colour, taste, or smell is pleasant and
not very bright or strong:
?a delicate shade of pinkdelicately adverb