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Adjective: exquisite  ik'skwi-zit or 'ek,skwu-zit
  1. Intense or sharp
    "felt exquisite pleasure"; "suffered exquisite pain";
    - keen
     
  2. Lavishly elegant and refined
    - recherché
     
  3. Delicately beautiful
    "an exquisite cameo";
    - dainty
     
  4. Of extreme beauty
    "her exquisite face"

See also: beautiful, delicate, elegant, intense

Encyclopedia: Exquisite

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