Definition of exquisite
- a. - Carefully selected or sought out; hence, of
distinguishing and surpassing quality; exceedingly nice; delightfully
excellent; giving rare satisfaction; as, exquisite workmanship.
- a. - Exceeding; extreme; keen; -- used in a bad or a good
sense; as, exquisite pain or pleasure.
- a. - Of delicate perception or close and accurate
discrimination; not easy to satisfy; exact; nice; fastidious; as,
exquisite judgment, taste, or discernment.
- n. - One who manifests an exquisite attention to external
appearance; one who is overnice in dress or ornament; a fop; a dandy.