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ALL meanings of sensitive

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  • adjective sensitive skin: delicate 1
  • adjective sensitive sb: easily upset 1
  • adjective sensitive responsive to agents 1
  • adjective sensitive instrument: detects small changes 1
  • adjective sensitive subject: delicate 1
  • adjective sensitive information: classified 1
  • adjective sensitive finance: type of stock 1
  • adjective sensitive endowed with sensation; having perception through the senses. 1
  • adjective sensitive readily or excessively affected by external agencies or influences. 1
  • adjective sensitive having acute mental or emotional sensibility; aware of and responsive to the feelings of others. 1
  • adjective sensitive easily pained, annoyed, etc. 1
  • adjective sensitive pertaining to or connected with the senses or sensation. 1
  • adjective sensitive Physiology. having a low threshold of sensation or feeling. 1
  • adjective sensitive responding to stimuli, as leaves that move when touched. 1
  • adjective sensitive highly responsive to certain agents, as photographic plates, films, or paper. 1
  • adjective sensitive affected or likely to be affected by a specified stimulus (used in combination): price-sensitive markets. 1
  • adjective sensitive involving work, duties, or information of a highly secret or delicate nature, especially in government: a sensitive position in the State Department. 1
  • adjective sensitive requiring tact or caution; delicate; touchy: a sensitive topic. 1
  • adjective sensitive constructed to indicate, measure, or be affected by small amounts or changes, as a balance or thermometer. 1
  • adjective sensitive Radio. easily affected by external influences, especially by radio waves. 1
  • noun sensitive a person who is sensitive. 1
  • noun sensitive a person with psychic powers; medium. 1
  • adjective sensitive If you are sensitive to other people's needs, problems, or feelings, you show understanding and awareness of them. 0
  • adjective sensitive If you are sensitive about something, you are easily worried and offended when people talk about it. 0
  • adjective sensitive A sensitive subject or issue needs to be dealt with carefully because it is likely to cause disagreement or make people angry or upset. 0
  • adjective sensitive Sensitive documents or reports contain information that needs to be kept secret and dealt with carefully. 0
  • adjective sensitive Something that is sensitive to a physical force, substance, or treatment is easily affected by it and often harmed by it. 0
  • adjective sensitive A sensitive piece of scientific equipment is capable of measuring or recording very small changes. 0
  • adjective sensitive having the power of sensation 0
  • adjective sensitive responsive to or aware of feelings, moods, reactions, etc 0
  • adjective sensitive easily irritated; delicate 0
  • adjective sensitive affected by external conditions or stimuli 0
  • adjective sensitive easily offended 0
  • adjective sensitive of or relating to the senses or the power of sensation 0
  • adjective sensitive capable of registering small differences or changes in amounts, quality, etc 0
  • adjective sensitive having a high sensitivity 0
  • adjective sensitive connected with matters affecting national security, esp through access to classified information 0
  • adjective sensitive (of a stock market or prices) quickly responsive to external influences and thus fluctuating or tending to fluctuate 0
  • adjective sensitive of the senses or sensation; esp., connected with the reception or transmission of sense impressions; sensory 0
  • adjective sensitive receiving and responding to stimuli from outside objects or agencies; having sensation 0
  • adjective sensitive responding or feeling readily and acutely; very keenly susceptible to stimuli 0
  • adjective sensitive easily hurt; tender; raw 0
  • adjective sensitive having or showing keen sensibilities; highly perceptive or responsive intellectually, aesthetically, etc. 0
  • adjective sensitive easily offended, disturbed, shocked, irritated, etc., as by the actions of others; touchy 0
  • adjective sensitive changing readily in the presence of some external force or condition 0
  • adjective sensitive readily affected by light 0
  • adjective sensitive readily receiving very weak radio signals 0
  • adjective sensitive operating readily in weak light, as certain television camera tubes 0
  • adjective sensitive designed to indicate or measure small changes or differences 0
  • adjective sensitive showing, or liable to show, unusual variation; fluctuating 0
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