thin-skinned

[ thin-skind ]

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adjective

having a thin skin.
sensitive to criticism, reproach, or rebuff; easily offended; touchy: a thin-skinned poet.

Origin of thin-skinned

First recorded in 1590–1600

Other words for thin-skinned

2	squeamish, soft, susceptible

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How to use thin-skinned in a sentence

As he scribbled in his journal, “How to remain thin-skinned, vulnerable, and still alive?”
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For these self-righteous and thin-skinned folks, there are apparently limits to the liberal virtue of tolerance.
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It prompted talk Quinn was thin-skinned and gave the ads more attention.
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“There are many, many thin-skinned folks,” Leibovich continued.
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Wilson was exceedingly thin-skinned and prone to feuds, possibly as a byproduct of his excessive self-medicating.
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We hope we have done justice to the bitterness and "immortal hate" of these thin-skinned sons of freedom.
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He would have made his brother Duke such as he was himself,—had not his brother Duke been so lamentably thin-skinned.
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Civilization is merely a veneer, a thin-skinned polish over the savage and crude nature.
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A cynicism so ripe and shameless terrified him and yet the count was not excessively thin-skinned.
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The fingers of the Thoracic are also inclined to be more thin-skinned than those of other types.
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British Dictionary definitions for thin-skinned

thin-skinned

adjective

sensitive to criticism or hints; easily upset or affected

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