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Definition of
thin-skinned adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
thin-skinned
adjective
adjective
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1
easily upset by criticism or insults
2
(
of fruit
)
having a thin skin
opposite
thick-skinned
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thin-skinned
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Nearby words
thinly
adverb
thinner
noun
thin-skinned
adjective
third
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third
noun