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half-hardy
adj. (of plants) requiring protection from frost; "half-hardy annuals"
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fine, dainty, exquisite
adj. delicately beautiful; "a dainty teacup"; "an exquisite cameo"
gossamer, ethereal
adj. characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy; "this smallest and most ethereal of birds"; "gossamer shading through his playing"
faint, subtle
adj. faint and difficult to analyze; "subtle aromas"
frail, fragile
adj. vulnerably delicate; "she has the fragile beauty of youth"
light, gentle, soft
adj. exerting little force or pressure: "the light touch of her fingers"; "a soft rain"; "a gentle breeze"
light-handed
adj. having a metaphorically delicate touch; "the translation is...light-handed...and generally unobtrusive"- New Yorker
overdelicate
adj. extremely delicate; "an overdelicate digestive system"
pastel
adj. lacking in body or vigor; "faded pastel charms of the naive music"
tender, unresistant
adj. (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition; "tender green shoots"
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half-hardy
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