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
How petty and pathetic and thin-skinned could this administration get?
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Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
Delicate produce including berries, tomatoes—anything that's thin-skinned—should be washed under running lukewarm water.
—Amy Brightfield, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2025
There's Colbert’s unrelenting criticism of a thin-skinned president while CBS’s parent company, Paramount Global, seeks to finalize an $8.4 billion merger with Skydance Media, which requires regulatory approval from the federal government.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 22 July 2025
Chef Odysseas Papoulias uses mild, thin-skinned Florina peppers, but red bell pepper will work as well.
—Odysseas Papoulias, Saveur, 10 July 2025
Idris makes his rookie character bristly yet endearing, with the thin-skinned transparency of a generation raised to measure its worth in likes.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
In its ranking of the produce that pesticides stick to the most, better known as the Dirty Dozen, there are a lot of thin-skinned fruits like strawberries, blackberries, grapes and apples.
—Chloe Sorvino, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
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.
—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
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Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
Delicate produce including berries, tomatoes—anything that's thin-skinned—should be washed under running lukewarm water.
—Amy Brightfield, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2025
There's Colbert’s unrelenting criticism of a thin-skinned president while CBS’s parent company, Paramount Global, seeks to finalize an $8.4 billion merger with Skydance Media, which requires regulatory approval from the federal government.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 22 July 2025
Chef Odysseas Papoulias uses mild, thin-skinned Florina peppers, but red bell pepper will work as well.
—Odysseas Papoulias, Saveur, 10 July 2025
Idris makes his rookie character bristly yet endearing, with the thin-skinned transparency of a generation raised to measure its worth in likes.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
In its ranking of the produce that pesticides stick to the most, better known as the Dirty Dozen, there are a lot of thin-skinned fruits like strawberries, blackberries, grapes and apples.
—Chloe Sorvino, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
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.
—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
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“Thin-skinned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thin-skinned. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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