exquisitely
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ex·quis·ite
(ĭk-skwĭz′ĭt, ĕk′skwĭ-zĭt)adj.
1.
a. Characterized by highly skilled or intricate art; excellently made or formed: an exquisite gold chalice.
b. Extremely or delightfully beautiful: the exquisite colors of a sunset.
2. Excellent or outstanding, especially by exhibiting or appealing to refined taste: "A guy who knew all the jazz spots and had an exquisite collection of old 78s" (Shirley Abbott).
3. Extremely subtle or precise: an image rendered in exquisite detail.
4. Intense; keen: exquisite delight; suffered exquisite pain.
5. Obsolete Ingeniously devised or thought out.
n.
One who is excessively fastidious in dress, manners, or taste.
[Middle English exquisit, carefully chosen, from Latin exquīsītus, past participle of exquīrere, to search out : ex-, ex- + quaerere, to seek.]
ex′qui·site·ly adv.
ex′qui·site·ness n.
Synonyms: exquisite, delicate, elegant, fine1
These adjectives mean appealing to refined taste: an exquisite wine; a delicate flavor; elegant handwriting; the finest embroidery.
These adjectives mean appealing to refined taste: an exquisite wine; a delicate flavor; elegant handwriting; the finest embroidery.
Usage Note: The traditional pronunciation of exquisite has stress on the first syllable (ĕk′skwĭ-zĭt), rhyming roughly with requisite. Although the pronunciation with stress on the second syllable—(ĭk-skwĭz′ĭt), rhyming roughly with exhibit—is newer, it was preferred by 64 percent of the Usage Panel in the 2011 survey.
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| Adv. | 1. | exquisitely - in a delicate manner; "finely shaped features"; "her fine drawn body" |
Translations
بصورة رائِعه، بِتَألُق
elegantudsøgt
snilldarlega; á fágaîan hátt
güzel bir şekilde
exquisitely
[eksˈkwɪzɪtlɪ] ADV1. (= tastefully) [embroidered, decorated, dressed] → con un gusto exquisito; (= skilfully) [made, carved] → de forma exquisita
an exquisitely carved figure of an angel → una figura de un ángel tallada de forma exquisita
her dress was exquisitely detailed → su vestido tenía unos detalles exquisitos
an exquisitely carved figure of an angel → una figura de un ángel tallada de forma exquisita
her dress was exquisitely detailed → su vestido tenía unos detalles exquisitos
2. (as intensifier) exquisitely beautiful/delicate → de una belleza/delicadeza exquisita
exquisitely painful → sumamente doloroso
exquisitely painful → sumamente doloroso
exquisitely
[ɪkˈskwɪzɪtli] adv (= finely) [crafted, dressed] → avec un grand raffinement
(= extremely) [refined, polite, beautiful] → extrêmementex-serviceman [ˌɛksˈsɜːrvɪsmən] n → ancien combattant m
exquisitely
adv
(= beautifully, delightfully) dress → ausgesucht, erlesen; carved, crafted, made → aufs kunstvollste or Kunstvollste; decorate → mit erlesenem Geschmack; exquisitely detailed → aufs feinste or Feinste detailliert; she danced exquisitely → sie tanzte ganz hervorragend; it was exquisitely timed → der Zeitpunkt war hervorragend gewählt; exquisitely beautiful → bezaubernd schön; exquisitely elegant → von exquisiter Eleganz
(= intensely, extremely) sensitive, delicate → überaus, außerordentlich; painful, funny → köstlich; polite → ausgesucht
exquisitely
[ɪksˈkwɪzɪtlɪ] adva. (paint, embroider) → squisitamente; (dress) → in modo raffinato
b. (extremely) → estremamente
exquisite
(ˈekskwizit) , (iksˈkwizit) adjective very beautiful or skilful. exquisite embroidery.
ˈexquisitely adverb