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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.
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- super·sensi·tive·ness noun
- super·sensi·tivi·ty noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of supersensitive1
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Example Sentences
I greatly fear that she is of too supersensitive a nature to go through the world without trouble.
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To his supersensitive watchfulness, McWha was singing that song “jest a purpose to be ugly to the kid.”
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She bowed, coldly, so it seemed to my supersensitive imagination, and I replaced the hat and continued my walk.
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Lameness is intense and the parts are swollen and supersensitive.
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To a highly strung and supersensitive nature like the writer's the strain must have been terrible.
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