exquisite
adjective/ɪkˈskwɪzɪt/, /ˈekskwɪzɪt/
/ɪkˈskwɪzɪt/, /ˈekskwɪzɪt/
- extremely beautiful or carefully made
- exquisite craftsmanship
- Her wedding dress was absolutely exquisite.
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- (formal) (of a feeling) strongly felt synonym acute
- exquisite pain/pleasure
- (formal) very sensitive
- The room was decorated in exquisite taste.
- an exquisite sense of timing
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘precise’): from Latin exquisit- ‘sought out’, from the verb exquirere, from ex- ‘out’ + quaerere ‘seek’.
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