DELICATELY Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

delicately

adverb

Definition of delicately

as in faintly

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Recent Examples of delicately As more and more people flock to the parks, overcrowding has begun to cause harm to the land’s natural resources, disrupting the delicately balanced ecosystem that makes the place so special. — Meghan Palmer, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026 Accompanied by an ethereal score of classical organ and choral music, Iron Boy is a delicately transporting story of a young boy’s emergence into individuality, and a family film of rare nuance. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026 The finish is long, warming and delicately oaky with lingering vanilla sweetness. — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Remember, the skin around the eyes is the thinnest of the body and should be treated delicately. — Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 3 Aug. 2026 Mette Brink Søberg, the head of research and development, delicately topped a berry gazpacho dish with colorful flower petals, recently plucked from the nearby garden, in the test kitchen. — James Brooks, Fortune, 30 July 2026 The delicately striated crystal floated up from its tangle of purple moss, rotating slowly before Rey snapped her full concentration toward it, holding it firmly in the air and between her two outstretched hands. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 27 July 2026 These waxy, starchy potatoes turn tender while the crust becomes delicately crisp. — Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 24 July 2026 What’s less arguable is the quality of Kinnear’s performance, a fine study in comic understatement at first that modulates into a delicately limned portrait of pain barely stifled. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026

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Suddenly, her parents’ cheerful transparency—their coarse jokes, their eagerness to name things that should not be named—appeared to Nidhi in a faintly embarrassing light.

— Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
Smell and Taste Fresh watermelon should smell clean and faintly sweet.

— Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of faintly

Adverb

Their approaches from the weekend flash in front of them, each one shakily filmed from a distance by Artisan.

— Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
The archival, iconic footage of Jordan scoring 38 points while dealing with illness in Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals was intended to inspire willpower in a Bruins team that had run shakily out of the starting gate in its last two tournament games.

— Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026

Definition of shakily

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Led by Arne Güllich, researchers analyzed the developmental histories of 35,000 world-class adults, including Nobel laureates and Olympians, finding early excellence is weakly linked to adult achievement.

— Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Native traditions have repeatedly been acknowledged in principle – named, counted, formally recognized – but weakly protected in practice.

— Kerri J. Malloy, The Conversation, 9 July 2026

Definition of weakly

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Elordi himself opted to wear Bottega Veneta, sporting a navy, softly pinstriped double-breasted suit with sharp lapels and coordinating tailored pants, a white shirt, and navy skinny tie.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2026
Accurately named, the Red Carpet Skin Luminous Foundation feels like a weightless skin tint but works like foundation to provide medium-to-full coverage with a natural finish that softly blurs.

— Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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