delicately

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delicately

/ˈdɛlɪkətli/

adverb more delicately · most delicately

In a delicate manner; exquisitely. The gingerbread was delicately, if imprecisely, captured by the brushstrokes.
Tactfully. He approached the main subject delicately.

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Closest in meaning: exquisitely, fine, finely, gently, nicely, tactfully, subtly, politely, attention, quietly, closely, smoothly, carefully, daintily, elegantly, softly

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adv in a delicate manner

Español	delicadamente
中文	優美地 /优美地 yōuměi de, 精緻地 /精致地 jīngzhì de
Português	delicadamente
Français	délicatement
Italiano	delicatamente

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@misc{delicately_2026,
  title = {delicately},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/delicately},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}