sensitive

Definition

  • adjective: easily upset by the things that people think or say about you
  • adjective: receptive to 'sense' impressions
  • often + 'about'
  • synonyms: sensory, sensible, caring

Examples

  • highly 'sensitive' information [=information that could be harmful if many people knew it; information that should be kept secret]

  • She's painfully/overly 'sensitive about' her looks. [=she cares very/too much about what people say or think about her looks]

  • Now that I'm older, I'm more 'sensitive to' (the) cold. [=I feel colder in cold surroundings now than I did in the past]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Time was l'd have done the same thing. ln fact-- Hi. Oh, my God. l just wanted to apologize for my friend. He's very sensitive. Uh, look, l'm sorr-- No, no, leave it. lt's, you know-- l'm sure you didn't mean any harm. l'm sure it was just friendly banter. l'm sure you guys have dicks (..)
    1999 Notting Hill