All 4 Uses of
delicacy
in
Man And Superman
- We laugh at the haughty American nation because it makes the negro clean its boots and then proves the moral and physical inferiority of the negro by the fact that he is a shoeblack; but we ourselves throw the whole drudgery of creation on one sex, and then imply that no female of any womanliness or delicacy would initiate any effort in that direction.†
Chpt Ded.
- Being cowards, we defeat natural selection under cover of philanthropy: being sluggards, we neglect artificial selection under cover of delicacy and morality.†
Chpt Ded. *
- But they are concerned with the diversities of the world instead of with its unities: they are so irreligious that they exploit popular religion for professional purposes without delicacy or scruple (for example, Sydney Carton and the ghost in Hamlet!†
Chpt Ded.
- I could have got round any other objection; but no woman can stand a suspicion of indelicacy as to her person.†
Chpt 3 *
Definitions:
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(delicacy as in: discuss with delicacy) care and gentleness -- especially speaking or acting with sensitivity and tact
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(delicacy as in: eat the delicacy) something that is rare or expensive -- usually a prized food