delicate (adj.) Copy link Outline I. Of fine texture; fine, soft, etc.1. subtīlis, tĕnuis2. tĕner, ĕra, ĕrum; dimin. tĕnellŭlus, Cat.3. dēlĭcātusII. Having fineness of perception or judgment1. subtīlis, e2. ăcūtus3. tĕres, ĕtis (fig.4. ēlĕgans, ntis5. fastīdiōsus (over-d.)6. urbānus (of politeness)III. Agreeable to the taste1. suāvis2. exquīsītus3. dēlĭcātusIV. Of health1. infirmus2. tĕnuis, eV. Difficult to deal with • delicate (adj.): I. Of fine texture; fine, soft, etc.: 1. subtīlis, tĕnuis: v. thin, fine. 2. tĕner, ĕra, ĕrum; dimin. tĕnellŭlus, Cat.: v. tender. 3. dēlĭcātus: a girl more d. than a tender little kid, puella tenellulo delicatior haedo, Cat. II. Having fineness of perception or judgment: 1. subtīlis, e: a d. palate, s. palatum, Hor.: Cic.: v. subtle, precise. 2. ăcūtus: v. keen. 3. tĕres, ĕtis (fig.: prop. smooth, well-turned): d. and scrupulous ears, aures t. et religiosae, Cic. 4. ēlĕgans, ntis: v. nice, refined: a person of the most d. taste (with reference to works of art), homo in omni judicio elegantissimus, Cic. Fam. 7, 27, ad init. 5. fastīdiōsus (over-d.): v. fastidious. 6. urbānus (of politeness): v. polite, refined. III. Agreeable to the taste: 1. suāvis: Hor.: v. delicious. 2. exquīsītus: v. choice (adj.). 3. dēlĭcātus: Plin. IV. Of health: not good: 1. infirmus: d. health, inf. valetudo, Cic. 2. tĕnuis, e: a person of very d. health, tenui [aut potius nulla] valetudine (homo), Cic. de Sen. 11, 35: Caes.: v. weak, feeble. V. Difficult to deal with: lubricus (lit. slippery): a d. matter to handle (in speaking), anceps et l. locus, Plin. Ep.: a very difficult and d. mode of conducting the defence, perdifficilis et l. defensionis ratio, Cic. Plan. 2, 5: a d. business, res difficillima tractatu, Liv.