delicately
/ˈdɛlɪkətli/
Meanings
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To handle or treat something with great care and sensitivity.
- "She delicately removed the fragile glass from the shelf."
- "He delicately seasoned the fish with herbs and spices."
- "The museum curator delicately restored the ancient artifact."
Pronunciation
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/ˈdɛlɪkətli/
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Rhymes
Words rhyming with delicatelydelicately , hastily , gently , brightly , lively , happily , frightly , sightly , nightly , lightly
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,-
delicately (en) : handling or treating something with great care and sensitivity.
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delicately (fr) : delicate, fragile.
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delicately (de) : fein, zart.
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delicately (es) : delicadamente, suavemente.
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delicately (it) : delicatamente, con delicatezza.
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delicately (nl) : fijn, zacht.
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delicately (pl) : delikatnie, z delikatnoscią.
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delicately (pt) : delicadamente, suavemente.
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delicately (ro) : delicat, suplu.
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delicately (ru) : тонко, с осторожностью.
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delicately (sv) : fin, vackert.
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delicately (tr) : farkındalıkla, açıkça.
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delicately (uk) : тонко, з великою повагийю.
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delicately (vi) : mịn mặn, thông thúng.
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delicately (zu) : fein, zart.
Variants
List of all variants of delicately that leads to same resultdelicate , delicately , delicater , delicatest
Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.The word 'delicately' originates from the Old French word 'delicatele', which means 'that which is delicate' or 'that which is gently treated'. The term was adopted into Middle English around the 15th century and has been in use ever since.
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