Delicate and Slight

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Delicate

Delicate adjective - Easily broken.
Usage example: delicate glassware that must be carefully wrapped for shipping
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Slight is a synonym for delicate in dainty topic. In some cases you can use "Slight" instead an adjective "Delicate", when it comes to topics like sickly, subtle.
Nearby Words: delicacy, delicately

Slight

Slight adjective - Lacking bodily strength.
Usage example: a small lad with a slight build
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Delicate is a synonym for slight in slim topic. You can use "Delicate" instead an adjective "Slight", if it concerns topics such as subtle, thin.
Nearby Words: slightly, slighted, slighting, slightingly

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  • Literature / Pride and Prejudice She is also implied, through various comments by other characters, to be of a weak physical constitution (Jane calls her "slight and delicate") which may account for her subjugation by the much stronger-spirited Lydia.
    Source: Literature / Pride and Prejudice
  • Being a slight, delicate fellow whose main interest was music was bad enough in the eldest son of a provincial nobleman; but his interest in the opposite gender was also lacking.
    Source: Why Couldn't You Be Different?
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