Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with delicate in American Collocation
delicate
adjective
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
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/ˈdelɪkət/
very
extremely
incredibly
particularly
quite
so
very
Jellyfish are extremely delicate and easily damaged.
rather
fairly
rather
somewhat
It is a rather delicate looking butterfly.
in an attractive way
beautifully
exquisitely
wonderfully
The veil is made of wonderfully delicate black lace.
in a surprising way
surprisingly
He has a surprisingly delicate face, for a man.
beautiful
fragile
intricate
light
pale
soft
subtle
thin
The fine wire is then shaped into delicate and intricate designs.
very
exceptionally
extremely
incredibly
particularly
so
very
This is a very delicate situation.
rather
fairly
quite
rather
somewhat
It is a somewhat delicate matter to refuse a gift.
politically
politically
They were discussing the politically delicate question of the managing and controlling security.