exquisite
Translation
exquisite, beautiful, delicate, intense
Examples
She has exquisite taste in art.
She has exquisite taste in art.
He felt an exquisite pain in his side.
He felt an exquisite pain in his side.
Grammar Patterns
an exquisite ((noun)) an exquisite (noun) She has exquisite taste in art.
Similar Words
Synonyms: beautiful, delicate, refined, intense; Antonyms: crude, plain, dull
Etymology
From Latin `exquisitus`, 'carefully sought out', from `exquirere` (`ex-` 'out' + `quaerere` 'to seek').
Memory Tips
Think of something so special it had to be 'sought out' (`ex-` + `quisit` like 'quest').