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delicacy

A delicacy is an exotic, tasty, or rare food item. Fried fish brains with pickled banana peel is a delicacy for some gourmands. Something that is delicate, tender. The delicacy of your touch pleases me.

delicacy

(= daintiness, fineness) the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance the daintiness of her touch the fineness of her features (= dainty) something considered choice to eat subtly skillful handling of a situation smallness of stature refined taste; tact (= fragility) lack of physical strength (= airiness) lightness in movement or manner

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Simple sentences

I regard crab as a great delicacy.
Persimmons are highly nutritious and a great delicacy, but sometimes you get a sour one.
Mary is lacking in delicacy.
Blowfish is a delicacy in Japan.
Fried spiders are a regional delicacy in Cambodia.
In China, lamb eggs are considered a very expensive delicacy.

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Now, Tonetti, remember I want delicacy, tact, assurance, finesse.
Yes, now I begin to understand the delicacy of the matter.
A man of great delicacy educate you in Paris and myself I would change quickly, you will see.
An exquisite delicacy.
It would hardly promote sisterly affection or even delicacy of mind.
What you said, I recognize the beauty and delicacy of the relationship you described.
I appreciate her delicacy.
I must say you've shown the most commendable delicacy in just tattooing the initial, not printing the names, addresses and telephone numbers.
I have come to see you on a matter of some delicacy.
He requested an interview with me at his house on a matter of some delicacy.
I was somewhat perturbed, for nine times out of 10 what is referred to as a matter of some delicacy is, in point of fact, one of extreme indelicacy.
A matter of some delicacy, actually, old boy.
Tasty - a real delicacy!
It is a great delicacy.
As a special delicacy, a smoked pig arrives.
I must say you've shown the most commendable delicacy in just tattooing the initial, not printing the names, addresses and telephone numbers. Open!
They do say that the dear Doctor often went hungry to find the cat that delicacy.
Would you observe the delicacy of this gown?
A matter of some delicacy.
Captain, please! You think I got no delicacy at all?
I didn't express myself clearly because I didn't wish to hurt her delicacy or yours.
Or is your delicacy so exorbitant that you'd sacrifice a woman and a child to it?
The natives consider them to be a great delicacy.
There's a matter of some delicacy I would like to discuss with you.
Oh. Back where I come from, ham and eggs are a delicacy.
Such fantastic delicacy, you see. but combined as well with this almost preternatural strength.
Gentlemen, this is a matter of some delicacy.
To be like the others is the delicacy of glory.
Stella merely suffers with a general delicacy.
Soap is now a delicacy.
My lady, I assure you it will be with the utmost delicacy.
Or, is your delicacy so exorbitant that you would sacrifice a woman and a child to it?
There's a delicacy and precision about Mozart's work.
We have been ordered to handle him with extreme delicacy because the treaty negotiations now in progress between the Federation and Catualla are in a crucial phase.
Hippias has all the delicacy of a red-necked fisherman.
Careful, it's like a church. So. tact and delicacy!
Your fish is a delicacy.
It was a delightful late cut of exquisite delicacy.
I should think that's highly inadvisable in view of the delicacy of our situation.

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