Delicate
Delicate adjective - Meeting the highest standard of accuracy.
Usage example: extremely delicate instruments such as an atomic clock
Rigorous and delicate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rigorous" instead an adjective "Delicate".
Nearby Words: delicacy, delicately
Mutual synonyms
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Rigorous and Delicate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/delicate/rigorous
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