Delicate
Delicate adjective - Satisfying or pleasing because of fineness or mildness.
Loose and delicate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Loose" instead an adjective "Delicate".
Nearby Words: delicacy, delicately
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Their eyes are closer to feline; their ears are more delicate, triangular, and have tufted fur that most devas hide by wearing their hair long and loose so that it blends in; and they have multiple pairs of nipples (through the extra pairs are vestigial in women).
Source: Literature / Without Bloodshed -
The flowers are a loose theme in the series as well: in the first book, the children make paper flowers to replace the real ones they're not allowed to see, and flowers (delicate, complicated roots, dark earth, and so on) are a motif throughout the rest of the books.
Source: Flower Motifs
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