delicate

Adjective complement with noun phrase

feel: This easy angled slab ( for a scramble ) only has small holds and can feel a bit delicate at times.

Modifies a noun

• flavor: It is a sublime cheese with a very delicate back flavor which is rare in a blue cheese.
• balance: We are beginning to see the delicate balances built into creation.
• aroma: Their 1992 Riesling is an elegant wine with a delicate fruity aroma.
• lace: The luxurious soft silk of this cami is trimmed with delicate lace.
• fragrance: Its new delicate fragrance, lightly powdery, will provide you with a true sense of well-being.
• scent: Warm, still air will also enable you to enjoy those delicate scents that you might otherwise miss.

Modifying Another Word

• extraordinarily: Grown as a shrub or against a sunny wall it produces extraordinarily delicate, yellow, waxy flowers with the exotic aroma of allspice!
• beautifully: Finally the brittle skin is peeled away to reveal beautifully delicate markings and smoky blushes.
• incredibly: Commenting on his work, Professor Aleksander said: " Consciousness is an incredibly delicate subject because it offends.
• extremely: The aircraft are extremely delicate to weather, especially wind.
• rather: Talking about having a good poke, any news on the rather delicate matter I asked you about?
• very: A very delicate blade devised for very delicate work.

Used with adjective complement

• look: The TIE Fighter may look delicate, but in actual fact it is quite robust and the wings clip on and off easily.
• have: A tall hardy perennial, fennel has delicate, bright green foliage and yellow flowers.
• produce: Grown as a shrub or against a sunny wall it produces extraordinarily delicate, yellow, waxy flowers with the exotic aroma of allspice!
• feel: It's a beautiful, beautiful guitar, but, you know, it's been about and it feels quite delicate.
• appear: While the valves appear very delicate, the collagen in their structure makes them enormously strong.

Preposition: in

extreme: Photographs show that they are delicate in the extreme with plenty of cross members exiting the hull.

Preposition: than

skin: The skin of the facial area is much more delicate than the skin covering the rest of the body.