"delicated" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more delicated [comparative], most delicated [superlative]
Etymology: Apparently an alteration of delicate with -ed. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|-ed}} -ed Head templates: {{en-adj}} delicated (comparative more delicated, superlative most delicated)
  1. (rare) Delicate. Tags: rare
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