1.exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury;
a delicate violin passage
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
4.easily hurt;
soft hands
5.developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety;
the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense
6.difficult to handle; requiring great tact;
delicate negotiations with the big powers
7.of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely;
almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments