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thin-skinned

[thin-skind]
–adjective
1. having a thin skin.
2. sensitive to criticism, reproach, or rebuff; easily offended; touchy: a thin-skinned poet.

Origin:
1590–1600


2. squeamish, soft, susceptible.
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thin-skinned

  1. mod.
    sensitive to criticism. (Compare this with thick-skinned.) : Don't be so thin-skinned. You can't expect everyone to like you.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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