supersensitive
[soo-per-sen-si-tiv]
adjective
extremely or excessively sensitive; hypersensitive: a supersensitive smoke detector.
Electricity. of or relating to relays that operate on very small currents, below about 250 microamperes.
Origin of supersensitive
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Related Words for supersensitive
psychological, metaphysical, spiritual, supernatural, mental, tricky, precise, tense, keen, susceptible, nervous, receptive, conscious, touchy, perceptive, unstable, delicate, responsive, emotional, hypersensitiveExamples from the Web for supersensitive
Historical Examples of supersensitive
But she was just then supersensitive on the subject, though I did not suspect it.
This affects my pride, though I dare say I am supersensitive.
My Wonderful VisitCharlie Chaplin
He was supersensitive about seeing her and yet as a free agent (she thought him that) he had seen her.
Nothing But the TruthFrederic S. Isham
It is simply that I have been foolish about it, supersensitive.
The Carpet from BagdadHarold MacGrath
A hard and bare youth had made me supersensitive and suspicious and narrow.