Delicate and French, that man getting physical (8)
I believe the answer is:
ethereal
'delicate' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
'and french that man getting physical' is the wordplay.
'and french' becomes 'et' ('and' in French).
'that man' becomes 'he' (he refers to a man).
'getting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'physical' becomes 'real' (I've seen this in another clue).
'et'+'he'+'real'='ETHEREAL'
(Other definitions for ethereal that I've seen before include "Insubstantial or heavenly" , "Airy, celestial" , "'Extremely delicate, almost not of this world (8)'" , "Having an unreal lightness or delicateness" , "Sublime" .)