Exquisite

noun

/ɪkˈskwɪzɪt/

Word Frequency: 3.6

Definitions

1.nounFop, dandy.

2.adjectiveEspecially fine or pleasing; exceptional.

"Sourav Ganguly scored an exquisite century in his debut Test match."

3.adjectiveCarefully adjusted; precise; accurate; exact.

4.adjectiveRecherché; far-fetched; abstruse.

5.adjectiveOf special beauty or rare excellence.

6.adjectiveExceeding; extreme; keen, in a bad or a good sense.

"exquisite pain or pleasure"

7.adjectiveOf delicate perception or close and accurate discrimination; not easy to satisfy; exact; fastidious.

"exquisite judgment, taste, or discernment"

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