ex·qui·site
(kskw-zt, k-skwzt)
adj.
1.Characterized by intricate and beautiful design or execution:
an
exquisite
chalice.
2.Of such beauty or delicacy
as to arouse delight: an exquisite sunset.
3.Excellent; flawless: plays
the piano with exquisite technique.
4.Acutely perceptive or discriminating:
an exquisite sense of color.
5.Intense; keen: suffered exquisite
pain.
6.Obsolete. Ingeniously devised
or thought out.
n.
One who is excessively fastidious
in dress, manners, or taste.
[Middle
English exquisit, carefully chosen, from Latin exqustus, past participle
of exqurere, to search out: ex-, ex- + quaerere, to seek.]
exqui·site·ly
adv.
exqui·site·ness n.
exquisite
\Ex"qui*site\ n. One who manifests an exquisite attention to external
appearance; one who is overnice in dress or ornament; a fop; a dandy.
exquisite \Ex"qui*site\, a. [L. exquisitus, p. p. of exquirere to
search out; ex out + quarere to seek, search. See Quest.] 1. Carefully
selected or sought out; hence, of distinguishing and surpassing
quality; exceedingly nice; delightfully excellent; giving rare satisfaction;
as, exquisite workmanship.
1.
Plate of rare device, and jewels Of reach and exquisite form. --Shak.
I have no exquisite reason for 't, but I have reason good enough.
--Shak.
2.
Exceeding; extreme; keen; -- used in a bad or a good sense; as,
exquisite pain or pleasure.
3.
Of delicate perception or close and accurate discrimination; not
easy to
satisfy; exact; nice; fastidious; as, exquisite judgment,
taste, or discernment.
His
books of Oriental languages, wherein he was exquisite. --Fuller.
Syn:
Nice; delicate; exact; refined; choice; rare; matchless; consummate;
perfect.
exquisite
adj 1: intense or sharp; "suffered exquisite pain"; "felt exquisite
pleasure" [syn: keen] 2: lavishly elegant and refined [syn:
recherche] 3: of
delicate composition and artistry; "a dainty teacup"; "an
exquisite cameo"; "fine china and crystal" [syn: dainty, fine] 4:
of extreme beauty; "her exquisite face"
