delicately

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The paint is splotchy in places and the photographs are pinned delicately to a dark surface, their edges curling, giving the overall installation a textured materiality.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

Parla says that, to an extent, the city of Gorizia has built their economy around the Rosa di Gorizia; a crisp and delicately bitter radicchio variety known for its rose-like appearance and intense cultivation process.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026

And in the past two years, Starship has experienced several uncrewed test-flight failures, sometimes delicately referred to as “rapid unscheduled disassembly.”

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025

If you still want to see your friend but don't want to be around their partner, Williamson says it can be handled delicately.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

Opening its jaws, it took Jeremy's fingertip delicately between its teeth, then shook its head gently from side to side before letting go.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville