adj.

delicate; considerate; queasy; scabrous; ticklish; kid-glove; dodgy; kittle; sensitive (информация Lavrov); tickly; touchy; deftly handled (Bullfinch); embarrassing (segu); kid glove; involving careful treatment; ethereal (Даниил84); awkward (called upon to settle this awkward affair, he... Pickman); tender; fine; mincing (Екатерина Лебедева); curious; female; squeamish; tid; tenderer; unassuming (ненавязчивый • His unassuming nature often led him to be overlooked in discussions. Abysslooker)

Gruzovik

tactful

Игорь Миг

sensible (subject); softball; polished (конт.)

amer.

subtle (подход • a subtle approach Val_Ships)

cloth.

requiring gentle treatment (напр., о тканях Ying)

cosmet.

gentle (о косметических средствах Julia_Tim)

fig.

discreet (Vadim Rouminsky); sensitive (о предмете, теме и т. п. Vadim Rouminsky)

inet.

sensitive (характеристика информации, разглашение которой нежелательно, но которая не обязательно секретна в строгом смысле слова A.Rezvov)

inf.

polite (Val_Ships); frail

slang

quesy (UNV)

деликатно adv.

gen.

civilly; with finesse (провернуть что-л. ART Vancouver); nicely; delicately; queasily ('More); squeamishly; gently

Gruzovik

tactfully (On the sheet’s perforated margin is the phrase that has become a rallying slogan for Ukrainians in their underdog battle against Moscow: “Russian warship, go …!” The “fuck yourself” is tactfully omitted.

thinly (oleg.vigodsky)

деликатный

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