exquisite (adj.) Copy link Outline 1. conquīsītus (lit. sought out from various places)2. exquīsītus (refined, recherché) • exquisite (adj.): 1. conquīsītus (lit. sought out from various places): the tables were loaded with the most e. dainties, mensae conquisitissimis epulis exstruebantur, Cic. Tusc. 5, 21, 62. (N.B.--More freq. in lit. sense, as part.: Caes.: Liv.) 2. exquīsītus (refined, recherché): e. tortures, ex. supplicia, Cic.: e. banquets, ex. epulae, Plin.: v. refined. (N.B.--In other applications besides the above, eximius, summus, and some more definite superlatives may be used: a most e. flavour, sapor dulcissimus: a girl of e. beauty, egregia (eximia) forma puella: most e. delicacy of judgment, superbissimum judicium: v. extraordinary, remarkable; sweet, delicious, etc.)