thin-skinned
adjective
1
: having a thin skin or rind
thin-skinned oranges
2
: unduly susceptible to criticism or insult : touchy
Examples of thin-skinned in a Sentence
she only laughed at the teasing, but a more thin-skinned person would have gotten angry
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Frozen green beans While many raw vegetables can be triggering for folks with UC, cooked, canned, and thin-skinned produce, such as green beans, tend to be easier to manage.
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Karla Walsh, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 June 2025
Basically, people are thin-skinned and quick to take offense.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 7 June 2025
Like Teddy, Trump is thin-skinned and inclined to use the power of the presidency to punish political enemies.
—Patrick Eddington, Oc Register, 18 May 2025
His most successful commander, the dashing, fearless and thin-skinned Gen. Benedict Arnold, is repeatedly slighted.
—Amy S. Greenberg, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Martin Winkler, Fort Lauderdale Protecting PBS, NPR Americans have never elevated a more thin-skinned, petulant person to the presidency than the current guy.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2025
Matt and his direct reports quickly reveal themselves to be spineless, self-important, thin-skinned, and out of touch.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Poilievre and DeSantis, both infamously thin-skinned, are the epitome of being able to dish it out but not take it.
—Drew Nelles, Time, 28 Apr. 2025
With their thousands of submunitions or fragments, the M30 and the larger Army Tactical Missile System rocket—fired by the same launchers—are optimized for strikes on thin-skinned targets.
—David Axe, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Karla Walsh, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 June 2025
Basically, people are thin-skinned and quick to take offense.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 7 June 2025
Like Teddy, Trump is thin-skinned and inclined to use the power of the presidency to punish political enemies.
—Patrick Eddington, Oc Register, 18 May 2025
His most successful commander, the dashing, fearless and thin-skinned Gen. Benedict Arnold, is repeatedly slighted.
—Amy S. Greenberg, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Martin Winkler, Fort Lauderdale Protecting PBS, NPR Americans have never elevated a more thin-skinned, petulant person to the presidency than the current guy.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2025
Matt and his direct reports quickly reveal themselves to be spineless, self-important, thin-skinned, and out of touch.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Poilievre and DeSantis, both infamously thin-skinned, are the epitome of being able to dish it out but not take it.
—Drew Nelles, Time, 28 Apr. 2025
With their thousands of submunitions or fragments, the M30 and the larger Army Tactical Missile System rocket—fired by the same launchers—are optimized for strikes on thin-skinned targets.
—David Axe, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Thin-skinned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thin-skinned. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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