| exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury | sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring |
| easily broken or damaged or destroyed | having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface |
| difficult to handle; requiring great tact | very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution |
| developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety | topographically very uneven |
| of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely | |
| marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique | |
| easily hurt | |