Entry Word: sensitive

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 able to sense slight impressions or differences <a scale that is sensitive to the smallest change in weight> — see acute 1
2 being in a situation where one is likely to meet with harm <sheʼs very sensitive to sunburn if sheʼs out in the sun for any length of time> — see liable 1
3 easily injured without careful handling <the sensitive skin of a newborn mouse> — see tender 1
4 of or relating to physical sensation or the senses <sensitive data> — see sensory