What does "exquisite" mean?
Exquisite: Exceeding; extreme; keen; -- used in a bad or a good sense; as, exquisite pain or pleasure.
Additional senses
- 2.Of delicate perception or close and accurate discrimination; not easy to satisfy; exact; nice; fastidious; as, exquisite judgment, taste, or discernment. His books of Oriental languages, wherein he was exquisite. Fuller.
- 3.One who manifests an exquisite attention to external appearance; one who is overnice in dress or ornament; a fop; a dandy.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Canonical URL: https://worddirectanswers.com/answers/what-does-exquisite-mean
- Steward: Jason Burns
- Published: 2026-07-17T00:00:00-07:00 · Modified: 2026-07-17T00:00:00-07:00