delicate
     adj 1: exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to
            injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china";
            "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a
            butterfly" [ant: {rugged}]
     2: marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique; "a
        surgeon's delicate touch"
     3: easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate
        to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old
        bones"; "a frail craft" [syn: {fragile}, {frail}]
     4: easily hurt; "soft hands"; "a baby's delicate skin" [syn: {soft}]
     5: developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety; "the satire
        touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human
        pretense" [syn: {finespun}]
     6: difficult to handle; requiring great tact; "delicate
        negotiations with the big powers"; "hesitates to be
        explicit on so ticklish a matter" [syn: {ticklish}]
     7: of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute
        differences or changes precisely; "almost undetectable
        with even the most delicate instruments"
Source: WordNet® 2.0