delicate (
http://definr.com/delicate)
adj 1: exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to
injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china";
"a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a
butterfly" [ant:
rugged]
2: marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique; "a
surgeon's delicate touch"
3: easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate
to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old
bones"; "a frail craft" [syn:
fragile,
frail]
4: easily hurt; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin" [syn:
soft]
5: developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety; "the satire
touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human
pretense" [syn:
finespun]
6: difficult to handle; requiring great tact; "delicate
negotiations with the big powers"; "hesitates to be
explicit on so ticklish a matter" [syn:
ticklish]
7: of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute
differences or changes precisely; "almost undetectable
with even the most delicate instruments"