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[ thin-skind ] / ˈθɪnˈskɪnd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR thin-skinned ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivehaving a thin skin. sensitive to criticism, reproach, or rebuff; easily offended; touchy: a thin-skinned poet. Origin of thin-skinnedFirst recorded in 1590–1600 SYNONYMS FOR thin-skinned2 squeamish, soft, susceptible. SEE SYNONYMS FOR thin-skinned ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby thin-skinnedthinner, thinnish, thin on top, thin register, thin section, thin-skinned, thinspiration, thinspo, thio, thioacetamide, thioacetic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for thin-skinnedFor these self-righteous and thin-skinned folks, there are apparently limits to the liberal virtue of tolerance. Pew Study: Americans Are Self-Segregating Amid Proliferating Partisan Media|John Avlon|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST It prompted talk Quinn was thin-skinned and gave the ads more attention. De Blasio Whipped by Horse Lobby|Josh Robin|March 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST This is the thin-skinned Gucci model Franco who hurls tweeted insults with the churlish gusto of Kanye West. The James Franco Backlash|Chris Lee|March 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST Thin-skinned celebrities, take cover: Ricky Gervais returns to host Sunday's Golden Globe Awards. Ricky Gervais' 9 Funniest Awards-Show Moments|The Daily Beast Video|January 15, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Because the bush really was a good one—thin-skinned "silver-grays," and quite ripe. Sweethearts at Home|S. R. Crockett If he were as thin-skinned as this betokened, one should experience but little difficulty in reaching the heart of his trouble. The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow|Anna Katharine Green Mrs. M.G. Ah, you mean certain critics are so thin-skinned—they are indeed! Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 99., August 2, 1890.|Various Well, after all, it was a mistake to be too thin-skinned, he decided. The White Hand and the Black|Bertram Mitford He had not been addressed at all, but he was not thin-skinned. Two Little Savages|Ernest Thompson Seton
British Dictionary definitions for thin-skinned
adjectivesensitive to criticism or hints; easily upset or affected Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to thin-skinneddelicate, sensitive, soft, touchy, vulnerable, hypersensitive, oversensitive |