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
Both words in one sentence
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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.
Source: Manga / Claymore - 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).
Source: Suetiful All Along
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