delicate

delicate [adj1] dainty, weak aerial, balmy, breakable, choice, delectable, delicious, delightful, elegant, ethereal, exquisite, faint, filmy, fine, fine-grained, finespun, flimsy, fracturable, fragile, frail, frangible, gauzy, gentle, gossamery, graceful, hairline, mild, muted, nice, pale, pastel, rare, recherché, select, shatterable, shattery, slight, soft, subdued, subtle, superior, tender; concepts 490,574,606 —Ant. coarse, harsh, heavy, indelicate, inelegant, robust, rough, strong delicate [adj2] sickly ailing, debilitated, decrepit, feeble, flimsy, fragile, frail, infirm, shatterable, shattery, slender, slight, susceptible, tender, unhealthy, weak; concept 314 —Ant. healthful, healthy, strong delicate [adj3] fussy, discriminating alert, careful, critical, dainty, fastidious, finical, finicking, finicky, gentle, nice, particular, persnickety, prudish, pure, refined, scrupulous, sensitive, squeamish, thin-skinned; concept 404 —Ant. imprecise, indelicate, indiscriminating, uncritical delicate [adj4] difficult, sticky (situation) critical, hair-trigger*, precarious, sensitive, ticklish, touchy, tricky, uncertain, unpredictable, volatile; concept 565 delicate [adj5] careful, tactful accurate, adept, cautious, considerate, deft, detailed, diplomatic, discreet, expert, foresighted, heedful, masterly, minute, politic, precise, proficient, prudent, sensitive, skilled, tactical, wary; concepts 401,542 —Ant. indelicate, inelegant, insensitive, uncareful, unscrupulous