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From Latin exquīsītus (“to be outsought”), perfect passive participle of exquīrō (“to outseek”).

Especially or extraordinarily fine or pleasing; exceptional. They sell good coffee and pastries, but their chocolate is exquisite.
obsolete Carefully adjusted; precise; accurate; exact.
Recherché; far-fetched; abstruse.
Of special beauty or rare excellence.
Exceeding; extreme; keen, in a bad or a good sense. exquisite pain or pleasure
Of delicate perception or close and accurate discrimination; not easy to satisfy; exact; fastidious. exquisite judgment, taste, or discernment

rare Fop, dandy. It is impossible to meet with a more finished coxcomb than a Broadway exquisite, or a “Broadway swell,” which is the designation attached to him on the spot.