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1Exquisite — Ex qui*site, a. [L. exquisitus, p. p. of exquirere to search out; ex out + quarere to seek, search. See {Quest}.] 1. Carefully selected or sought out; hence, of distinguishing and surpassing quality; exceedingly nice; delightfully excellent;… …
2exquisite — [eks′kwiz it, ek skwiz′it] adj. [ME, carefully sought out < L exquisitus, pp. of exquirere, to search out < ex , out + quaerere, to ask] 1. carefully done or elaborately made [an exquisite design] 2. very beautiful or lovely, esp. in a… …
3exquisite — ex•quis•ite [[t]ɪkˈskwɪz ɪt, ˈɛk skwɪ zɪt[/t]] adj. 1) of special beauty or charm or rare and appealing excellence: exquisite flowers[/ex] 2) extraordinarily fine: exquisite weather[/ex] 3) intense; acute: exquisite pain[/ex] 4) of rare… …
4exquisite — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English exquisit, from Latin exquisitus, past participle of exquirere to search out, from ex + quaerere to seek Date: 15th century 1. carefully selected ; choice 2. archaic accurate 3 …
5exquisite — ex|qui|site [ıkˈskwızıt, ˈekskwı ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: exquisitus, past participle of exquirere to search out , from quaerere to look for ] 1.) extremely beautiful and very delicately made ▪ the most exquisite craftsmanship 2.) …
6exquisite — adjective 1 extremely beautiful and very delicately made: exquisite craftsmanship 2 very sensitive and delicate in the way you behave or do things: Darling, you have exquisite taste. 3 literary exquisite pain or pleasure is felt very strongly… …
7exquisite — Extremely intense, keen, sharp; said of pain or tenderness in a part. [L. exquiro, pp. exquisitus, to search out] * * * ex·qui·site ik skwiz ət, ek adj ACUTE (2a), INTENSE <exquisite pain> ex·qui·site·ly lē adv …
8exquisite — exquisitely, adv. exquisiteness, n. /ik skwiz it, ek skwi zit/, adj. 1. of special beauty or charm, or rare and appealing excellence, as a face, a flower, coloring, music, or poetry. 2. extraordinarily fine or admirable; consummate: exquisite… …
9exquisite — /əkˈskwɪzət / (say uhk skwizuht), /ɛk / (say ek ), /ˈɛkskwəzət / (say ekskwuhzuht) adjective 1. of peculiar beauty or charm, or rare and appealing excellence, as a face, a flower, colouring, music, poetry, etc. 2. extraordinarily fine, admirable …
10Theatre of Pain (comics) — The Theatre of Pain is a fictional organization created by Marvel Comics for their Marvel 2099 line up. The group is analogous to the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants or the Hellfire Club in that it was one of the main antagonistic organizations… …