thin-skinned
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Thin-skinned and yet haughty, Clara doesn’t make a very reliable narrator, but she gets the gist right.
From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2019
Thin-skinned and absurdly combative, Ernie has a perpetual chip on his shoulder.
From Washington Post • Sep. 4, 2017
Thin-skinned dumplings of juicy, sweet pork followed, resting in a pool of vinegar and chile oil.
From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2016
Thin-skinned motor launches flicked their white wakes into the glare of hastily lowered searchlights.
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Thin-skinned Las Vegans have almost religious awe for such entrepreneurs as Billionaire Hughes and Multimillionaire Kerkorian, a onetime used-plane salesman who now is the largest stockholder in Western Airlines.
From Time Magazine Archive
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