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adjective
dainty, weak
Synonyms: aerial, balmy, breakable, choice, delectable, delicious, delightful, elegant, ethereal, exquisite, faint, filmy, fine, fine-grained, finespun, flimsy, fracturable, fragile, frail, frangible, gauzy, gentle, gossamery, graceful, hairline, mild, muted, nice, pale, pastel, rare, recherché, select, shatterable, shattery, slight, soft, subdued, subtle, superior, tender
Antonyms: coarse, harsh, heavy, indelicate, inelegant, robust, rough, strong
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adjective
sickly
Synonyms: ailing, debilitated, decrepit, feeble, flimsy, fragile, frail, infirm, shatterable, shattery, slender, slight, susceptible, tender, unhealthy, weak
Antonyms: healthful, healthy, strong
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adjective
fussy, discriminating
Synonyms: alert, careful, critical, dainty, fastidious, finical, finicking, finicky, gentle, nice, particular, persnickety, prudish, pure, refined, scrupulous, sensitive, squeamish, thin-skinned
Antonyms: imprecise, indelicate, indiscriminating, uncritical
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adjective
difficult, sticky (situation)
Synonyms: critical, hair-trigger, precarious, sensitive, ticklish, touchy, tricky, uncertain, unpredictable, volatile
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adjective
careful, tactful
Synonyms: accurate, adept, cautious, considerate, deft, detailed, diplomatic, discreet, expert, foresighted, heedful, masterly, minute, politic, precise, proficient, prudent, sensitive, skilled, tactical, wary
Antonyms: indelicate, inelegant, insensitive, uncareful, unscrupulous