as in sensitive
easily offended
she only laughed at the teasing, but a more thin-skinned person would have gotten angry
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Recent Examples of thin-skinned
Beyond the drinks and the jokes, one of the hardest lessons he’s learned is how thin-skinned artists can be—especially when the cameras are rolling.
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 29 Jan. 2025
Reed characterizes the Republican response as thin-skinned.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
This is the same thin-skinned coach who this year closed practice to the media, the same one who last year suspended a Southern California New Group reporter for alleged violations of the program’s media policy.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
This is especially true for your soft, thin-skinned produce like berries or spinach.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2024
In the view of one of his old friends, Vance, in becoming a national figure, has also become more thin-skinned, not unlike many of the tech titans who support him.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Shore explains that thin-skinned squash like delicata or butternut have the most edible skins.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2024
Russet potatoes with thick skins typically need to cure a little longer than thin-skinned varieties, but most potatoes should be dry and fully cured within two weeks.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2024
The murder is our slimy protagonist’s thin-skinned response to Alberto mocking a moment of apparent vulnerability on the Penguin’s part.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 29 Jan. 2025
Reed characterizes the Republican response as thin-skinned.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
This is the same thin-skinned coach who this year closed practice to the media, the same one who last year suspended a Southern California New Group reporter for alleged violations of the program’s media policy.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
This is especially true for your soft, thin-skinned produce like berries or spinach.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2024
In the view of one of his old friends, Vance, in becoming a national figure, has also become more thin-skinned, not unlike many of the tech titans who support him.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Shore explains that thin-skinned squash like delicata or butternut have the most edible skins.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2024
Russet potatoes with thick skins typically need to cure a little longer than thin-skinned varieties, but most potatoes should be dry and fully cured within two weeks.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2024
The murder is our slimy protagonist’s thin-skinned response to Alberto mocking a moment of apparent vulnerability on the Penguin’s part.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thin-skinned
Adjective
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This question asks for personal sensitive information that is protected by privacy laws.—
Terry Parris Jr.,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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Many fractional leaders work across industries or sign non-compete agreements to avoid working with direct competitors, but companies must establish clear expectations to protect sensitive information.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This misalignment impairs your sleep and concentration, and can leave you feeling irritable.—
Mackenzie Gamble,
The Conversation,
10 Feb. 2025
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Here’s one way to take your mind off a certain election that seems to have everyone tense and irritable these days — consider that Tahoe ski season is almost here.—
Randy McMullen,
The Mercury News,
31 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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That rivalry carried over into the UFC as Tate and Rousey coached against each other in a tetchy season of The Ultimate Fighter before Rousey defeated Tate via third-round armbar to retain her UFC bantamweight title at UFC 168.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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When Southampton’s Duje Caleta-Car was dismissed in January 2023 in the first leg of a tetchy Carabao Cup semi-final, Murphy waved him on his way.—
George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The leaders are expected to address the touchy topic of tech-friendly H-1B visas, along with trade and defense.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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Leading with probing questions about touchy topics can make kids more anxious and less likely to open up about the rest of their day, potentially derailing further conversations.—
Tom Huddleston Jr.,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Inevitably all this tumult attracts the attention of a trio of huffy rival confectioners, Slugworth (Paterson Joseph), Prodnose (Matt Lucas), and Fickelgruber (Mathew Baynton).—
Peter Rainer,
The Christian Science Monitor,
15 Dec. 2023
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Its engagingly huffy maestro, Michel Troisgros, is preparing to hand over the reins to César, his eldest son and head chef.—
Peter Rainer,
The Christian Science Monitor,
30 Nov. 2023
Adjective
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It’s certainly made for these (end) times: a lushly surreal, cynically ticklish goof on the ineffectiveness of political summits as apocalyptic dread mounts.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Oct. 2024
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While plenty of jokers and pranksters offered responses, most users responded by unexpectedly trauma-dumping on the ticklish Muppet.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2024
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