dl・i・cate・ly adv. 1 繊細に; 優雅に. ・be delicately shaped 優美な形をしている. 2 たおやかに, 虚弱に. ・be delicately weak. 3 微妙に, 巧妙に, 婉曲に. ・avoid a thorny subject delicately 難問をうまく避ける. 4 かすかに. ・be delicately pale かすかに青白い. 5 静かに, 優しく. ・Delicately, she stroked his cheek. 彼女は優しく彼のほおをなでた. 6 精巧に. ・delicately worked [fashioned]. 7 敏感に. 《1357》: ⇒↑, -ly^１