definition
needing careful treatment; sensitive
sentence
Proposals to drill for oil have also triggered concerns about threats to the region’s delicate ecology.
difficulty
easy
toefl frequency
2
toefl classification
adverb
delicately
adjective
delicate
adverb sentence
Surgeons then delicately reconnected arteries, veins, muscles, tendons and nerves.
adjective sentence
From spring’s delicate first buds to lush late-summer gardens, green is a symbol not just of life, but of life that is thriving.