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Definitions for oversensitive
over·sen·si·tive

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. oversensitiveadjective

    unduly sensitive or thin-skinned

Wiktionary

  1. oversensitiveadjective

    Having excessive sensitivity; reacting to stimuli too readily; thin-skinned.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of oversensitive in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of oversensitive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of oversensitive in a Sentence

  1. Ms Gourley:

    Some people might read this and think we’re oversensitive and maybe we are — but it’s just not funny, we went and hoped to have a bit of a laugh. It was our first night out together — I’d heard ofthis comedianbut I’d never seen him. I didn’t know what his jokes were like but I wouldn’t have expected that in a million years from anybody.

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