Exquisitely

She just can't help herself, and every embarrassing turn — hers or her targets '— is laid out in exquisitely observed detail. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The film follows the lives of four central characters: two are physically crippled, two emotionally broken in exquisitely compelling ways. ❋ Unknown (2002)

Her features were clear-cut, flawless; the expression exquisitely grave and pure; the large grey eyes had that steady glow which shows a firm and undisturbed will. ❋ George William Russell (1901)

(almost) is wainscot; all hammer-work brass; in short, exquisitely fitted up. ❋ Anonymous (N/A)

In what can only be described as exquisitely poor timing (not to mention taste), the all-male Quest Crew was assigned to dance to Chris Brown's "Forever," while the all-female Fly Khicks crew was asked to perform a routine to Rihanna's "Pon de Replay." ❋ Unknown (2009)

It is described as exquisitely white, and of good body in water, but of little force in oil or varnish. ❋ George Field (N/A)

We men do not expect to find in an enthusiastic, tender, and what may be called exquisitely feminine woman the quality of clear and guiding discrimination between the policy of the leader and the principles of the cause which he undertakes to lead. ❋ Ed (1910)

It is only necessary to recall the exquisitely austere "Sebastian Van Storck" and the strangely contrasting Dionysiac "Denys L'Auxerrois" to justify one's claim for Pater as a creative artist of a rare kind, with a singular and fascinating power of incarnating a philosophic formula, a formula no less dry than Spinoza's, or a mood of the human spirit, in living, breathing types and persuasive tragic fables. ❋ Richard Le Gallienne (1906)

It was La Hurley, after all, who memorably coined the exquisitely derogatory term "civilians" ❋ Unknown (2010)

The New York Times says: "Ms. Collins ... was best known as the exquisitely beautiful dancer who was the first black artist to perform at the Metropolitan, four years before Marian Anderson sang there." ❋ Unknown (2009)

And, yet . . . those noir covers were the pinnacle, IMO; and, any self-respecting producer of books through the entire mood chain could take a page from that kind of exquisitely thoughtful design. ❋ Frank Wilson (2008)

One wonders, if the latter is the case, why would her estate publish the kind of exquisitely sad and strictly secretive writing so many lonely people entrust to their private papers? ❋ LYNN CROSBIE (2010)

The flick over Arsenal's goalkeeper and the finish on the other side were exquisitely delicate, not that Wilshere saw it first time, such was its subtlety. ❋ Unknown (2011)

As the object of the count''s designs, Diana Damrau sings exquisitely. ❋ Howard Kissel (2011)

Susan Silas' series of photographed dead birds in various states of decay presents a singular case in point once we explore how the artist's brightly illuminated, exquisitely feathered corpses take on a surprisingly cathartic function in our need to mourn and to moralize. ❋ G. Roger Denson (2011)

In this sense the dead birds are exquisitely elegiac of the natural progression of time and nature because of their fidelity to scientific observation and principle. ❋ G. Roger Denson (2011)

Focusing on a detailed portion of one he'll use it as subject matter for an exquisitely created pencil drawing, that is so tight as to appear photographic. ❋ Paul Klein (2011)