| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | Something fine and delicious, especially a food: delicacy, morsel, tidbit, treat. Informal : goody. See GOOD, INGESTION. | | ADJECTIVE: | 1. Appealing to refined taste: choice, delicate, elegant, exquisite, fine1. See GOOD, INGESTION. 2. Very difficult to please: choosy, exacting, fastidious, finical, finicky, fussy, meticulous, nice, particular, persnickety, squeamish. Informal : picky. See ACCEPT.
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