10 Letter Words for Delicately
delicately
9 Letter Words for Delicately
acetylide, dicellate, edictally
8 Letter Words for Delicately
acetylid, alleyite, cellated, delicate, diacetyl, elatedly
7 Letter Words for Delicately
adelite, alleyed, cadelle, cedilla, citadel, cleated, dactyli, decatyl, deicate, delicat, deltaic, dialect, dicetyl, eclated, ectally, edacity, edictal, eleatic, electly, eyeliad, ideally, lactide, tallied, teecall, telical, tidally
6 Letter Words for Delicately
aceite, acetyl, acidly, acidyl, adelie, aedile, aleyed, allect, allice, allied, allyic, atelic, ayield, caille, called, callet, callid, cateye, ceiled, celite, cellae, celled, cieled, clayed, dacite, dactyl, decate, deceit, decile, delace, delate, delice, delict, deltal, deltic, detail, diacle, dielec, dietal, dilate, edital, elated, eyalet, eyelid, eyliad, idealy, ideate, idlety, illect, lacily, lactid, lactyl, laetic, laidly, laldie, lately, lealty, lilted, lyceal, lyctid, lydite, tailed, taille, tailye, tecali, telial, tidely, tidley, tilled, tilley, yelled
5 Letter Words for Delicately
acedy, acidy, acted, adlet, ailed, aillt, alcid, aleye, alice, aliet, alite, ality, allee, alley, ately, atlee, aylet, cadee, cadet, cadie, calid, calli, catel, ceile, cella, cetyl, cital, cited, citee, clade, claye, clead, cleat, clied, clite, daily, dalet, dalle, dally, datil, dealt, decal, decay, decil, decyl, deice, deity, delay, delit, della, delta, diact, dicey, dicta, dicty, diety, dilly, dital, eclat, ectad, ectal, edict, edite, elaic, elate, elayl, elect, eliad, elide, elite, ictal, ideal, ideta, idyll, ileac, ileal, italy, laced, lacet, lacey, ladle, laeti, laity, laldy, lated, layed, leady, leyte, licet, lilac, lilty, lited, lycae, lycea, lycee, lycid, lyted, lytic, taily, talcy, taled, talli, tally, teade, teaed, teaey, telia, telic, telly, tical, ticed, tidal, tilde, tiled, tilly, tydie, yclad, ycled, yield
4 Letter Words for Delicately
aced, acid, acle, acyl, adet, adit, aide, aiel, aile, alce, alec, alee, ally, ated, atle, atli, cade, cadi, cady, caid, call, cate, cede, cedi, ceil, cele, cell, celt, cete, ceti, cide, ciel, cill, cite, city, clad, clat, clay, cled, clee, clit, cyte, dace, dail, dale, dali, dalt, date, deal, decl, deet, deia, deil, dele, deli, dell, delt, dely, deti, dial, dice, dict, dicy, diel, diet, dill, dita, dite, dyce, eadi, eale, ecad, edea, edit, eely, eide, eila, eild, elec, elle, elli, etic, eyed, iced, idea, idee, idle, idly, ilea, illy, ital, itel, itll, lace, lacy, lade, lady, laet, laic, laid, lait, late, lati, lead, leal, leat, lect, leda, lede, leed, leet, lete, lice, lied, lila, lile, lilt, lily, lite, lyte, tace, tade, taed, tael, tail, talc, tald, tale, tali, tall, tead, teal, teca, tedy, teed, teel, teil, tela, teld, tele, teli, tell, tice, tide, tidy, tied, tile, till, tyde, tyed, tyee, yade, yald, yale, yali, yate, yati, ycie, yead, yeat, yede, yeed, yeel, yeld, yell, yelt, yeta, yeti, yill, yilt, yite
3 Letter Words for Delicately
ace, act, acy, adc, ade, ady, aid, ail, ait, alc, ald, ale, all, alt, aly, ate, aye, cad, cai, cal, cat, cay, cee, cel, cia, cid, cie, cit, cli, cly, cte, cyl, dae, dal, dat, day, dca, dea, dec, dee, dei, del, det, dey, dia, die, dil, dit, dle, dye, ead, eat, ect, eec, eel, ela, eld, eli, ell, elt, eta, etc, ety, eye, eyl, ice, icy, ida, ide, ile, ill, ita, itd, lac, lad, lai, lat, lay, lca, lcd, ldl, lea, led, lee, lei, let, ley, lid, lie, lit, lld, ltd, lyc, lye, tad, tai, tal, tay, tea, tec, ted, tee, tel, tic, tid, tie, til, tlc, tye, yad, yat, yea, yed, yee, yet, yid
Definitions for Delicately
[1] fine in texture, quality, construction, etc.: a delicate lace collar.
[2] fragile; easily damaged; frail: delicate porcelain; a delicate child.
[3] so fine as to be scarcely perceptible; subtle: a delicate flavor.
[4] soft or faint, as color: a delicate shade of pink.
[5] fine or precise in action or execution; capable of responding to the slightest influence: a delicate instrument.
[6] requiring great care, caution, or tact: a delicate international situation.
[7] distinguishing subtle differences: a delicate eye; a delicate sense of smell.
[8] exquisite or refined in perception or feeling; sensitive.
[9] regardful of what is becoming, proper, etc.: a delicate sense of propriety.
[10] mindful of or sensitive to the feelings of others: a delicate refusal.
[11] dainty or choice, as food: delicate tidbits.
[12] primly fastidious; squeamish: not a movie for the delicate viewer.
[13] Obsolete . sensuous; voluptuous.
[14] Archaic . a choice food; delicacy.
[15] Obsolete . a source of pleasure; luxury.
[16] exquisite, fine, or subtle in quality, character, construction, etc
[17] having a soft or fragile beauty
[18] (of colour, tone, taste, etc) pleasantly subtle, soft, or faint
[19] easily damaged or injured; lacking robustness, esp in health; fragile
[20] precise, skilled, or sensitive in action or operation a delicate mechanism
[21] requiring tact and diplomacy
[22] sensitive in feeling or manner; showing regard for the feelings of others
[23] excessively refined; squeamish
[24] archaic a delicacy; dainty
Words related to Delicately
delicatesoftly, lightly, beautifully, gracefully, cautiously, subtly, exquisitely, deftly, finely, skillfully, elegantly, tactfully, sensitively, precisely, daintily, fastidiously
Words nearby Delicately
delicatedeliberate, deliberation, deliberative, delibes, delicacy, delicate, delicatessen, delicia, delicious, delict, delight
Origin of Delicately
1325–75; Middle English delicat < Latin dēlicātus delightful, dainty; akin to delicious
Other words from Delicately
del·i·cate·ly , adverb
del·i·cate·ness , noun
hy·per·del·i·cate , adjective
hy·per·del·i·cate·ly , adverb
hy·per·del·i·cate·ness , noun
non·del·i·cate , adjective
non·del·i·cate·ly , adverb
non·del·i·cate·ness , noun
qua·si-del·i·cate , adjective
qua·si-del·i·cate·ly , adverb
su·per·del·i·cate , adjective
su·per·del·i·cate·ly , adverb
su·per·del·i·cate·ness , noun
Word origin for Delicately
C14: from Latin dēlicātus affording pleasure, from dēliciae (pl) delight, pleasure; see delicious
Synonyms for Delicately
beautifully, cautiously, deftly, elegantly, exquisitely, finely, gracefully, lightly, sensitively, skillfully, softly, subtly, tactfully, daintily, fastidiously, precisely
