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Exquisite

EH-kskwuh-zuht

/ˈɛkskwʌzʌt/

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exquisite

Dictionary meaning

Of extreme beauty.

Examples

  • The museum houses some of the world's most exquisite works of art.
  • Suffered exquisite pain.

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