Tied lace, terribly dainty (8)
I believe the answer is:
delicate
'dainty' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
'tied lace terribly' is the wordplay.
'terribly' is an anagram indicator.
'tied'+'lace'='tiedlace'
'tiedlace' with letters rearranged gives 'DELICATE'.
(Other definitions for delicate that I've seen before include "Exquisitely fine and subtle" , "Very fine; intricate" , "Not robust" , "Fragile, fine-textured" , "Fragile - tactful" .)