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
Recent Examples on the Web
The meeting room won’t be for the thin-skinned.
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Zach Berman, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
The notoriously thin-skinned Trump did not attend the White House correspondents’ dinner during his first presidency.
—Chris Lamb, The Conversation, 6 Nov. 2025
The Tyndall effect, a bluish discoloration from filler that has been injected too superficially, is another possible side effect and is most commonly seen in the thin-skinned undereye area.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 27 Oct. 2025
Russet potatoes with thick skins typically need to cure a little longer than thin-skinned varieties, but most potatoes should be dry and fully cured within two weeks.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
But judging by the look on her face, the notoriously thin-skinned Detroit City Council president sure seemed to enjoy herself as the senior pastor of Triumph Church accused her of being ineffective, disingenuous, unethical and lying.
—M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Whether someone has religious convictions or not, that is a show of strength rarely seen in the thin-skinned, perpetually hostile political climate of the last many years.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025
And as is true in all fights against cowardly, bullying, thin-skinned autocrats, our weakness was provocative.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
How petty and pathetic and thin-skinned could this administration get?
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
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Zach Berman, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
The notoriously thin-skinned Trump did not attend the White House correspondents’ dinner during his first presidency.
—Chris Lamb, The Conversation, 6 Nov. 2025
The Tyndall effect, a bluish discoloration from filler that has been injected too superficially, is another possible side effect and is most commonly seen in the thin-skinned undereye area.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 27 Oct. 2025
Russet potatoes with thick skins typically need to cure a little longer than thin-skinned varieties, but most potatoes should be dry and fully cured within two weeks.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
But judging by the look on her face, the notoriously thin-skinned Detroit City Council president sure seemed to enjoy herself as the senior pastor of Triumph Church accused her of being ineffective, disingenuous, unethical and lying.
—M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Whether someone has religious convictions or not, that is a show of strength rarely seen in the thin-skinned, perpetually hostile political climate of the last many years.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025
And as is true in all fights against cowardly, bullying, thin-skinned autocrats, our weakness was provocative.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
How petty and pathetic and thin-skinned could this administration get?
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Thin-skinned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thin-skinned. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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