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Related Words for thin-skinned
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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| touchy | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| sensitive | /xx | Adjective, Adjective, Noun |
| hypersensitive | xx/xx | Adjective |
| defensive | x/x | Adjective |
| brittle | /x | Adjective |
| fastidious | x/xx | Adjective |
| politically correct | x/xxx/ | Phrase, Adjective, Verb |
| testy | /x | Noun |
| allergic | x/x | Adjective |
| cranky | /x | Adjective |
| feisty | /x | Adjective |
| irritable | /xxx | Adjective |
| petulant | /xx | Adjective |
| squeamish | /x | Adjective |
| fussy | /x | Adjective |
| twitchy | /x | Adjective |
| nervous | /x | Adjective |
| feeling | /x | Noun |
| peevish | /x | Adjective |
| itchy | /x | Adjective |
| hot under the collar | //xx/x | Phrase, Adjective |
| finicky | /xx | Adjective |
| overwrought | xx/ | Adjective |
| irritated | /xxx | Verb |
| jittery | /xx | Adjective |
| neurotic | x/x | Adjective |
| overly | /xx | Adverb |
| queasy | /x | Adjective |
| brash | / | Noun |
| delicate | /xx | Adjective |
| syrupy | /xx | Adjective |
| myopic | x/x | Adjective |
| prissy | /x | Noun |
| dainty | /x | Adjective |
| worked up | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| prude | / | Noun |
| hot and bothered | ///x | Phrase, Adjective |
| excitable | x/xx | Adjective |
| uptight | x/ | Adjective |
| heady | /x | Adjective |
| overprotective | xxx/x | Adjective |
| too clever by half | //x// | Phrase, Adjective |
| shallow | /x | Adjective |
| grumpy | /x | Adjective |
| superstitious | xx/x | Adjective |
| overweening | xx/x | Adjective |
| too big for one's britches | //x//x | Phrase, Adjective |
| inquisitive | x/xx | Adjective |
| fulsome | /x | Adjective |
| opinionated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| gossipy | /xx | Adjective |
| grundy | /x | Name |
| vain | / | Adjective |
| precise | x/ | Adjective |
| liable | /xx | Adjective |
| likely | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| susceptible | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| die | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
