a. [ L. exquisitus, p. p. of exquirere to search out; ex out + quarere to seek, search. See Quest. ]
Plate of rare device, and jewels
Of reach and exquisite form. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
I have no exquisite reason for 't, but I have reason good enough. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
His books of Oriental languages, wherein he was exquisite. Fuller.
n. One who manifests an exquisite attention to external appearance; one who is overnice in dress or ornament; a fop; a dandy. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In an exquisite manner or degree;
To a sensitive observer there was something exquisitely painful in it. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Quality of being exquisite. [ 1913 Webster ]