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sensitive

/ˈsɛnsɪtɪv/

adjective

easily hurt or damaged

  • “On the whole, the elite are not sensitive to criticism.”Tatoeba
  • “Brain cells are particularly sensitive to a loss of oxygen.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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