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Word: Exquisite
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘precise’): from Latin exquisit- ‘sought out’, from the verb exquirere, from ex- ‘out’ + quaerere ‘seek’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪkˈskwɪzɪt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛkˈskwɪzɪt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɛkskwɪzɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
extremely beautiful and delicate
Short Definition:very beautiful and delicate
Examples:- exquisite, jewel-like portraits
Definition:
intensely felt
Short Definition:intensely felt
Examples:- the most exquisite kind of agony
Word: Exquisite
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪkˈskwɪzɪt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛkˈskwɪzɪt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɛkskwɪzɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a man who is affectedly concerned with his clothes and appearance; a dandy.
Short Definition:dandy
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