exquisite
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Once one gets past the initial shock, awe and envy of seeing Foster in her first French-speaking leading role, it’s easy to be swept away by the veteran actor’s exquisite, fluent mastery of the language.
From Salon
With two hands I unfurled it, only to behold the most beautiful, most fashionable, most exquisite dress I had ever laid eyes on.
From Literature
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The suburban norminess is suffocating, the most exquisite shade of beige.
A cool gust of air swept through her thin nightdress and caressed her face, an exquisite relief from the stale and heavy air of the house.
From Literature
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Tarr employs the extended take to even greater lengths, creating an exquisite manipulation of our sense of time, and some of the most memorable scenes in modern filmmaking.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.