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sensitive
adjective
easily
affected
by
other
people
’
s
words
or
actions
and
quick
to
show
or
feel
strong
emotions
•
Mia
is
very
sensitive
and
cries
whenever
she
watches
a
sad
movie
.
Mia
is
very
sensitive
and
cries
whenever
she
watches
a
sad
movie
.
•
Don
’
t
tease
Leo
—
he
’
s
sensitive
about
his
height
.
Don
’
t
tease
Leo
—
he
’
s
sensitive
about
his
height
.
From
Latin
sentīre
“
to
feel
”
+
–ive
.
adjective
easily
affected
physically
by
light
,
temperature
,
chemicals
,
or
other
external
factors
•
My
sensitive
skin
turns
red
after
just
a
few
minutes
in
the
sun
.
My
sensitive
skin
turns
red
after
just
a
few
minutes
in
the
sun
.
•
These
flowers
are
sensitive
to
cold
,
so
bring
them
indoors
at
night
.
These
flowers
are
sensitive
to
cold
,
so
bring
them
indoors
at
night
.
Extension
of
emotional
sense
to
physical
response
in
the
17th
century
.
adjective
private
or
important
and
therefore
needing
to
be
handled
carefully
and
kept
secret
•
The
company
stores
sensitive
customer
data
on
an
encrypted
server
.
The
company
stores
sensitive
customer
data
on
an
encrypted
server
.
•
They
discussed
sensitive
political
issues
behind
closed
doors
.
They
discussed
sensitive
political
issues
behind
closed
doors
.
Use
for
‘
classified
,
confidential
’
emerged
in
the
mid-20th
century
with
government
security
language
.
adjective
able
to
detect
or
react
to
very
small
changes
,
signals
,
or
amounts
•
The
telescope
is
so
sensitive
it
can
pick
up
light
from
distant
galaxies
.
The
telescope
is
so
sensitive
it
can
pick
up
light
from
distant
galaxies
.
•
This
alarm
system
is
sensitive
to
the
slightest
movement
.
This
alarm
system
is
sensitive
to
the
slightest
movement
.
Applied
to
instruments
and
devices
from
the
19th
century
as
technology
advanced
.