overdelicate
Excessively easily damaged
Overdelicate describes excessive sensitivity or fragility—whether physical, emotional, or aesthetic.
An overdelicate constitution can't tolerate rough conditions.
Overdelicate sensibilities take offense at trifles.
The word implies that the delicacy in question has become a liability: His overdelicate handling of the negotiations left too much unsaid.
Artificially contrived behavior
- pretentiousFalsely grand or important
- tweeAffectedly dainty or quaint
- manneredArtificially formal in style
- refinedPurified or cultured
exquisite · ornate · frou-frou · la-di-da · mincing · simpering · genteel · namby-pamby
Liable to shatter
- tenderSoft or sore
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- frailWeak and breakable
breakable · dainty · gossamer · wispy · flimsy · friable · crumbly · insubstantial
Excessively selective or particular
- fussyExcessively particular
- choosyOverly particular about preferences
- particularSpecific or fussy
- squeamishEasily disgusted or nauseated
fastidious · persnickety · nitpicky · exacting · discerning · selective · dainty · hypercritical
Showing extreme attention to detail
- scrupulousThorough and principled
- punctiliousExcessively careful about details
- obsessiveConsumed by fixation
- exactingDemanding great care
nitpicking · pedantic · overcritical · uncompromising · fussing · overattentive · hair-splitting · overcareful
affected
Artificially contrived behavior
- pretentiousFalsely grand or important
- tweeAffectedly dainty or quaint
- manneredArtificially formal in style
refined · exquisite · ornate · frou-frou · la-di-da · mincing · simpering · genteel · namby-pamby · milquetoast
brittle
Liable to shatter
- tenderSoft or sore
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
- vulnerableOpen to attack
frail · breakable · dainty · gossamer · wispy · flimsy · friable · crumbly · insubstantial · gauzy
picky
Excessively selective or particular
- fussyExcessively particular
- choosyOverly particular about preferences
- particularSpecific or fussy
squeamish · fastidious · persnickety · nitpicky · exacting · discerning · selective · dainty · hypercritical · overscrupulous
meticulous
Showing extreme attention to detail
- scrupulousThorough and principled
- punctiliousExcessively careful about details
- obsessiveConsumed by fixation
exacting · nitpicking · pedantic · overcritical · uncompromising · fussing · overattentive · hair-splitting · overcareful · compulsive
overdelicatehardy
Able to endure difficulty
tough · resilient · thick-skinned · robust · hardened
overdelicatethick-skinned
Resistant to criticism
coarse · rough · unrefined · crude · insensitive
delicate, delicacy, indelicate, delicately, delicateness, indelicately