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thinskinned

[thin-skind]

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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Thinskinned is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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thin-skinned definition


  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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