Delicate and Mean

Delicate

Delicate adjective - Satisfying or pleasing because of fineness or mildness.

Mean and delicate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mean" instead an adjective "Delicate".

Nearby Words: delicacy, delicately

Mean

Mean adjective - Being about midway between extremes of amount or size.

Delicate and mean are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Delicate" instead an adjective "Mean".

Nearby Words: means, meaning, meanness, meant, meanly

Both words in one sentence

  • Manga / Claymore Pro-Human Transhuman Proper Lady: Claymores such as Galatea, Flora, and Anastasia always try to be poise, proper, and polite even in battle... but this does NOT mean they should be taken as delicate flowers.
  • Averting this trope would mean defining our lead, not in terms of positive exploration (willowy frame, slender legs, delicate arms), but a more negatively tinted one (stick-like frame, spindly legs, stiff arms).
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