Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

delicated

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: del-i-cat-ed
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"O mine ſeete, deerſt, kindeſt, mine louing, O mine towſand, ten towſand, delicated, petty ſeet art"
"Facility generally diſguſts delicated nice Minds, but it produces a contrary effect, when a Lover regards it as a miracle of Love."
"These delicated muslins rather seem / Than be, you think?"
"The way the single, circular petal was folded in the bud, like a rolled umbrella, shows in lines pressed finely into its delicated flesh, as thin as fine silk, but so much more perishable."

Etymology

Apparently an alteration of delicate with -ed.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: -ed

Inflected Forms

more delicated (comparative) most delicated (superlative)

Questions

What does delicated mean?: Delicate.
Where does delicated come from?: Apparently an alteration of delicate with -ed.

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