look delicate
Frequency: 7.8110.0 per million words
Used to describe the visual appearance of being fragile or fine.
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Examples (10)
- The antique lace handkerchief looked too delicate to touch.
- After her illness, she looked quite pale and delicate.
- The cherry blossoms look so delicate as they flutter in the wind.
- Although the ballerina looked delicate, she possessed incredible strength.
- The spun sugar decoration on the cake looked incredibly delicate.
- His handwriting was surprisingly neat, with letters that looked thin and delicate.
- The newborn foal, looking surprisingly delicate on its long legs, tried to stand.
- That porcelain doll looks too delicate to be a child's toy.
- Her silver necklace looked very delicate against her skin.
- The glass bridge looks beautiful but delicate, suspended over the canyon.