exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury | produced without vibration of the vocal cords |
easily broken or damaged or destroyed | resisting weight or pressure |
difficult to handle; requiring great tact | dispassionate |
developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety | (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum |
of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely | (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source |
marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique | not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure |
easily hurt | being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content |
| unfortunate or hard to bear |
| given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors |
| dried out |
| very strong or vigorous |
| characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort |