DELICATE Copy link • DELICATE(A) Of persons; (a) tender, soft, tener: mollis: delicatus (mostly in a bad sense; over-nice, luxurious): (b) not easily satisfied, delicati fastidii (fastidious, whether in eating, or in any other respect): *subtilis palati (nice in his eating, ☞ Hor., Sat., 2, a, 38): lautitiarum studiosus: (c) Weak, imbecillus: infirmus (Vid: under B): (B) Of things; (a) Agreeable, suavis (agreeable to the taste): delicatus (mostly in a bad sense, of what is too luxurious): (b) Soft, fine, etc. (PROP., and IMPROP.): tener (tender): mollis (soft). (The words are found in this connection and order.) tener et mollis: tenuis (fine, thin): subtilis (acute; of judgement, taste, etc.): teres, fastidiosus (of delicate taste in style, etc.; fastidiosus, mostly of what is over-delicate): elegans (easily distinguishing differences; therefore, nice in selection, etc): delicate feeling, verecundia. A delicate ear, aures teretes, elegantes [Vid: DELICACY]: a delicate taste, judicium subtile: a person of the most delicate taste, homo in omni judicio elegantissimus (Cic.): (c) Difficult to manage, difficilis: lubricus: anceps et lubricus (☞ Plin., Ep., 1, 8, 6). Weak (in health), imbecillus: infirmus: parum firmus. Delicate health, tenuis valetudo (Cic.): valetudo imbecilla or infirma: to be in delicate health, tenui esse valetudine: imbecilliorem esse valetudine: in very delicate health, tenui, aut nulla potius esse valetudine. Endowed with quickness of feeling, *facile sentiens. The eye is a very delicate organ, oculi facillime laeduntur.