adjective
exquisite
Felt with extreme intensity.
Even a light touch causes exquisite pain in her injured wrist.
Etymology
Latin exquisitus described something carefully sought out or selected. From exceptional refinement, exquisite developed a use for sensations felt to an exceptional degree, including pain.
More examples
- The first sip of cold water brings exquisite pleasure.
- He remembers the exquisite agony of waiting for her answer.
- The poem captures the exquisite joy of their reunion.
Forms
exquisite
exquisitely adverb — To an extreme degree of intensity.