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.