delicacy

Definition

The quality of being delicate.

Etymology

From Middle English delicacie, from Middle English delicat, from Latin delicatus. Equivalent to delicate + -cy.

Example Sentences

• "[…] for unless a matter be true enough to stand a good deal of misrepresentation, its truth is not of a very robust order, and the blame will rather lie with its own delicacy than with the carelessness of the crusher."
• "a Chinese delicacy"

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