Meanings
adverbdelicately (comparative more delicately, superlative most delicately)
comparative more delicately · superlative most delicately
- In a delicate manner; exquisitely.
The gingerbread was delicately, if imprecisely, captured by the brushstrokes.
1 more example
The intergrown foliage atop a xylosma hedge appears to be delicately balanced on long wooden fingers.
1978, Oliver E. Allen, Pruning and Grafting, page 93 - Tactfully.
He approached the main subject delicately.
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbin a delicate manner
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Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek ἁβρῶς
- ἁβρῶς (habrôs)in a delicate manner
Catalan delicadament
- delicadamentin a delicate manner
Chinese Mandarin 優美地 /优美地, 精緻地 /精致地
- 優美地 /优美地 (yōuměi de)in a delicate manner
- 精緻地 /精致地 (jīngzhì de)in a delicate manner
Esperanto delikate
- delikatein a delicate manner
Finnish herkästi
- herkästiin a delicate manner
French délicatement
- délicatementin a delicate manner
Italian delicatamente
- delicatamentein a delicate manner
Portuguese delicadamente
- delicadamentein a delicate manner
Spanish delicadamente
- delicadamentein a delicate manner
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delicately. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delicately
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“delicately.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delicately. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “delicately,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delicately.
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