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

  • (..) - Captain. - Approaching Yorktown base. - I'm on my way, Mr. Sulu. Let's keep this birthday thing in a wraps something. You know me. Mr. Sensitive. Aaah, that is impressive. Ay. She is a beauty, isn't she? What a damn monstrosity. Can't we just wrap some space on a planet? (..)
    2016 Star Trek Beyond
  • (..) It's a couple of days, you know I don't care about that. I know. You don't like celebrating it to on the day... ...because it's also the day your pop bit the dust. I was being sensitive. Did they teach you about better manner at medical school? Or it's just a sudden charm? - It's good. - Hordy. (..)
    2016 Star Trek Beyond