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exquisite
adjective as in beautiful, excellent, finely detailed
Strongest matches
admirable, charming, delicate, delicious, elegant, ethereal, impeccable, lovely, meticulous, perfect, polished, precise, rare, refined, splendid, striking, subtle, superb
Weak matches
attractive, choice, comely, consummate, cultivated, dainty, discerning, discriminating, errorless, fastidious, fine, flawless, incomparable, irreproachable, matchless, outstanding, peerless, pleasing, precious, recherché, select, selective, superior, superlative
adjective as in intense
Strongest match
Weak matches
acute, concentrated, consummate, desperate, excruciating, extreme, fierce, furious, keen, piercing, sharp, terrible, transcending, vehement, vicious, violent
Example Sentences
Miss Mortimer picked up her spoon and stirred her tea with exquisite slowness.
The enormous amount of celadon ware found, including dishes, vases, pictures, and a huge number of exquisite celadon figurines, the likes of which had never been seen before, was extraordinary.
Instead, an ecosystem of exclusive restaurants, clubs, resorts and other service providers delivers them customized and exquisite experiences as fast as possible.
Wallace rued the fact that progress and violence kept such close company, a contradiction embodied in the exquisite new technologies for killing.
Its brief, exquisite melody glides in like a slow tide, and eventually releases into eddies of improvisation.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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