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delicately

[del-i-kit-lee] / ˈdɛl ɪ kɪt li /


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These delicately drawn, soft, and sometimes colourful, Korean illustrations grabbed the spotlight in the mid-2010s as artists increasingly shared their work on social media.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

“These crews don’t have the time to delicately prune each tree. I finally get it, after being a crank to some of them over the years.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Irish people might have “a different perspective” on the legendary World War II prime minister, he delicately suggested, a historical reference that must have flown way over Trump’s head.

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026

In California’s major urban areas, but especially in the San Francisco Bay Area, cranes delicately assembling factory-built modules into apartment blocks has become a more familiar feature of the skyline.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

Ridge touched her arm delicately with the tips of two fingers.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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