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The thing too fragile to grab is often too important to drop.
means Fragile, finely made, or requiring careful handling — whether a physical object, a situation, or a person's health.
from From Latin 'delicatus,' meaning luxurious, dainty, or self-indulgent — a cousin of 'deliciae' (delights) and the root behind 'delicious.' The early sense leaned toward pleasure and softness; the idea of fragility came later, as something pampered and finely wrought also tends to break easily. It reached English through Old French in the late Middle Ages.
- latin root
- From delicatus, meaning alluring and self-indulgent.
- cycle setting
- Washing machines treat fragile fabrics with gentle paranoia.
- physics paradox
- Spider silk is delicate yet tougher than steel by weight.
- diplomacy code
- Calling a situation delicate means everyone is quietly panicking.
for instance
delicate arch — 65-foot natural arch in arches national park, utah, featured on utah license plates
delicate balance act — philippe petit's 1974 tightrope walk between world trade center towers in new york