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sensitive
[ sen-si-tiv ]
adjective
- readily or excessively affected by external agencies or influences.
- having acute mental or emotional sensibility; aware of and responsive to the feelings of others.
- easily pained, annoyed, etc.
- Physiology. having a low threshold of sensation or feeling.
- responding to stimuli, as leaves that move when touched.
- highly responsive to certain agents, as photographic plates, films, or paper.
- affected or likely to be affected by a specified stimulus (used in combination):
price-sensitive markets.
- involving work, duties, or information of a highly secret or delicate nature, especially in government:
a sensitive position in the State Department.
- requiring tact or caution; delicate; touchy:
a sensitive topic.
- constructed to indicate, measure, or be affected by small amounts or changes, as a balance or thermometer.
- Radio. easily affected by external influences, especially by radio waves.
noun
- a person who is sensitive.
- a person with psychic powers; medium.
sensitive
/ ˈɛԲɪɪ /
adjective
- having the power of sensation
- responsive to or aware of feelings, moods, reactions, etc
- easily irritated; delicate
sensitive skin
- affected by external conditions or stimuli
- easily offended
- of or relating to the senses or the power of sensation
- capable of registering small differences or changes in amounts, quality, etc
a sensitive instrument
- photog having a high sensitivity
a sensitive emulsion
- connected with matters affecting national security, esp through access to classified information
- (of a stock market or prices) quickly responsive to external influences and thus fluctuating or tending to fluctuate
Derived Forms
- ˈԲپ, adverb
- ˈԲپԱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- s·پ· adverb
- ԴDz·s·پ adjective
- non·s·پ· adverb
- ԴDz·s·پ·ness noun
- ܱt·s·پ adjective
- ultra·s·پ· adverb
- ܲ·s·پ adjective
- un·s·پ· adverb
- ܲ·s·پ·ness noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sensitive1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sensitive1
Example Sentences
"They would strip us naked. They would Taser us. They would hit us in a sensitive place. They would tell us 'We will castrate you'," he said.
They are also particularly sensitive to the impact of fears that a global trade war could trigger a slowdown or even a recession in the world's biggest economy.
The reality is, in one of its finest efforts, the Lakers’ management handled the sensitive situation with nimble smarts.
The senators said the Signal scandal "raises questions as to the use of unclassified networks to discuss sensitive and classified information".
Hezbollah had decided to equip members with low-tech pagers for communicating rather than smartphones which it feared could be used by Israel, its arch-enemy, to gather sensitive information about the group.
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