delicately en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ˈdɛlɪkətli/
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Etymology
Etymology tree English delicate Middle English -ly English -ly English delicately From delicate + -ly.
Meanings
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In a delicate manner; exquisitely.
The intergrown foliage atop a xylosma hedge appears to be delicately balanced on long wooden fingers.
1978, Oliver E. Allen, Pruning and Grafting, page 93:The gingerbread was delicately, if imprecisely, captured by the brushstrokes.
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Tactfully.
He approached the main subject delicately.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most delicately | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more delicately | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Translations (12)
ca delicadament (in a delicate manner) · cmn 優美地 /优美地 (in a delicate manner) · fr délicatement (in a delicate manner) · grc ἁβρῶς (in a delicate manner) · nrf d'licatement (in a delicate manner) · it delicatamente (in a delicate manner) · cmn 精緻地 /精致地 (in a delicate manner) · gl delicadamente (in a delicate manner) · eo delikate (in a delicate manner) · es delicadamente (in a delicate manner) · fi herkästi (in a delicate manner) · pt delicadamente (in a delicate manner)