# delicately

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈdɛlɪkətli/ · frequency rank #27,118

## Definitions
1. In a delicate manner; exquisitely.
2. Tactfully.

## Etymology
From delicate + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **delicate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delicate-vs-delicately)

## Common misspellings (15)
`ddelicately`, `deilcately`, `delciately`, `deliactely`, `delicaetly`, `delicatelly`, `delicatelyy`, `delicateyl`, `delicatley`, `delicattely`, `deliccately`, `delictaely`, `dellicately`, `dleicately`, `edlicately`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/delicately