delicacy

noun [U] (NEED FOR CARE)

/ˈdel·ɪ·kə·si/

Definition

› the special care needed to deal with something in order to avoid causing trouble or offense; the quality of needing this special care: We need to discuss a matter of some delicacy.

(Definition of delicacy noun (NEED FOR CARE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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deliberate adjective
deliberate verb
deliberately adverb
deliberation noun
delicacy noun (FOOD)
delicacy noun (NEED FOR CARE)
delicate adjective (EASILY DAMAGED)
delicate adjective (PLEASANT)
delicatessen noun
delicious adjective
delight in something phrasal verb

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