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Synonyms for delicately
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : del-i-kit |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɛl ɪ kɪt |
Top 10 synonyms for delicately
Définition of delicately
Origin :- mid-14c., "luxuriously," from delicate + -ly (2). Meaning "softly, gently" is early 15c.
- adv carefully
- "Wait a minute," said Reid, his long, delicately shaped fingers trembling.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- They were delicately pencilled, and Amory watched her and noted them.
- Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
- I cannot see any more, because, as I have delicately suggested, I am a heavy man.
- Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
- With some embarrassment he delicately, timidly, hinted his apprehensions.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- It was an old hand, delicately white, with large finger-joints.
- Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
- The nose was long, prominent, and delicately sharp in the nostril.
- Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
- The sea-breeze was soft as silk, the afternoon sunshine was delicately brilliant.
- Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
- But at that moment a delicately mocking voice greeted their ears.
- Extract from : « The Tavern Knight » by Rafael Sabatini
- And you, Lyle, must break this matter to my dear Emma as delicately and tenderly as you can.
- Extract from : « Victor's Triumph » by Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth
- This morning she was as dainty as a fresh-blown pink, and as delicately sweet.
- Extract from : « The Duke Of Chimney Butte » by G. W. Ogden
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