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Delicately vs Elegantly - What's the difference?

delicately | elegantly |

As adverbs the difference between delicately and elegantly

is that delicately is in a delicate manner; exquisitely while elegantly is gracefully, smoothly, and swiftly; with supreme style.

delicately

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In a delicate manner; exquisitely.
    • The gingerbread was delicately , if imprecisely, captured by the brushstrokes.
  • Tactfully.
    • He approached the main subject delicately .

    elegantly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • Gracefully, smoothly, and swiftly; with supreme style.
  • *
    • Mind you, clothes were clothes in those days. […]  Frills, ruffles, flounces, lace, complicated seams and gores: not only did they sweep the ground and have to be held up in one hand elegantly as you walked along, but they had little capes or coats or feather boas.