Delicate
Delicate adjective - Satisfying or pleasing because of fineness or mildness.
Indirect and delicate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Indirect" instead an adjective "Delicate".
Nearby Words: delicacy, delicately
Both words in one sentence
- Butch Lesbian But Not Too Gay: Renault describes heterosexual sex in very delicate, indirect terms, but that goes double for her descriptions of homosexual sex.
Source: Creator / Mary Renault
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Indirect and Delicate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/delicate/indirect
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