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Delicate :: Delicate (a.) Of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious.

Witily :: Witily (adv.) In a witty manner; wisely; ingeniously; artfully; with it; with a delicate turn or phrase, or with an ingenious association of ideas..

Neurilemma :: Neurilemma (n.) The delicate outer sheath of a nerve fiber; the primitive sheath.

Indelicate :: Indelicate (a.) Not delicate; wanting delicacy; offensive to good manners, or to purity of mind; coarse; rude; as, an indelicate word or suggestion; indelicate behavior..

Effeminate :: Effeminate (a.) Having some characteristic of a woman, as delicacy, luxuriousness, etc.; soft or delicate to an unmanly degree; womanish; weak..

Miniardize :: Miniardize (v. t.) To render delicate or dainty.

Silken :: Silken (a.) Fig.: Soft; delicate; tender; smooth; as, silken language..

Oyster :: Oyster (n.) A name popularly given to the delicate morsel contained in a small cavity of the bone on each side of the lower part of the back of a fowl.

Lacewing :: Lacewing (n.) Any one of several species of neuropterous insects of the genus Chrysopa and allied genera. They have delicate, lacelike wings and brilliant eyes. Their larvae are useful in destroying aphids. Called also lace-winged fly, and goldeneyed fly..

Fastidious :: Fastidious (a.) Difficult to please; delicate to a fault; suited with difficulty; squeamish; as, a fastidious mind or ear; a fastidious appetite..

Immodest :: Immodest (a.) Not modest; wanting in the reserve or restraint which decorum and decency require; indecent; indelicate; obscene; lewd; as, immodest persons, behavior, words, pictures, etc..

Question :: Question (n.) Hence, a subject of investigation, examination, or debate; theme of inquiry; matter to be inquired into; as, a delicate or doubtful question..

Migniardise :: Migniardise (n.) Delicate fondling.

Leggiero :: Leggiero (a. & adv.) Light or graceful; in a light, delicate, and brisk style..

Gross :: Gross (superl.) Coarse; rough; not fine or delicate.

Delicateness :: Delicateness (n.) The quality of being delicate.

Exquisite :: Exquisite (a.) Of delicate perception or close and accurate discrimination; not easy to satisfy; exact; nice; fastidious; as, exquisite judgment, taste, or discernment..

Favella :: Favella (n.) A group of spores arranged without order and covered with a thin gelatinous envelope, as in certain delicate red algae..

Fine :: Fine (superl.) Made of fine materials; light; delicate; as, fine linen or silk..

Double-entendre :: Double-entendre (n.) A word or expression admitting of a double interpretation, one of which is often obscure or indelicate..

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