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sensitive

Definition for sensitive

adjective as in easily hurt

Strongest matches

bleeding-heart, delicate, painful

Strong matches

sore, tender

Weak match

easily harmed

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These effects are also very sensitive to impurities, strain, and external conditions, which makes them difficult to study.

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Security Minister Mahamadou Sana said the NGO had "collected and passed on sensitive security information that could be detrimental to national security and the interests of Burkina Faso, to foreign powers".

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The legislation comes in response to what proponents have described as efforts by the sheriff’s departments in L.A. and other counties to stymie access to sensitive records.

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The Department of Justice lawyers explained that the Libyan police officer had realised the interviews with Mas'ud and the other prisoners contained highly sensitive information.

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The relationship with India is a sensitive issue in Bangladeshi politics.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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