They are proper Japanese women who typically will not initiate romantic action themselves, except in a delicate or indirect manner.

Ms. Grant has gray hair and delicate manners.

A general tendency to push materials in a manner that is daring yet extremely delicate appealed to the staff of the Japanese museum.

"I have to go out for a while," he told her as he watched the delicate manner in which she ate.

He was slim and muscular, with a delicate manner.

Sawing them off right beside me, but in a delicate, ladylike manner.

It requires the dancer to retain grace; movement of the arms and hands are done so in a subtle but delicate manner.

I don't know how to say this in a delicate manner.

She was not blessed with a pretty face or a delicate manner and had passed very well as a boy.

I wasn't going to let him find out about all this in some delicate manner.