Delicate and Perishable

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Delicate adjective - Easily injured without careful handling.

Usage example: the delicate ecosystem of the wetlands

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

Nearby Words: delicacy, delicately

Perishable adjective - Liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay.

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Delicate and perishable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Delicate" instead an adjective "Perishable".

Nearby Words: perish, perished, perishing

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Perishable and Delicate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/delicate/perishable

Delicate & Perishable. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/delicate/perishable>.

Perishable or Delicate. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/delicate/perishable.

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