What does delicately mean?

delicately means "in a delicate manner".

How many syllables are in delicately?

delicately has 4 syllables: delic-a-te-ly. The stress falls on "delic". In IPA it is /ˈdɛləkətli/.

What is another word for delicately?

Close synonyms include finely, fine, exquisitely. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is delicately a common word?

delicately is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

delicately — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
in a delicate manner
“finely shaped features”
“her fine drawn body”
Synonymsfinely fine exquisitely

Questions about delicately

What does delicately mean?: delicately means "in a delicate manner".
How many syllables are in delicately?: delicately has 4 syllables: delic-a-te-ly. The stress falls on "delic". In IPA it is /ˈdɛləkətli/.
What is another word for delicately?: Close synonyms include finely, fine, exquisitely. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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