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
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Beyond the drinks and the jokes, one of the hardest lessons he’s learned is how thin-skinned artists can be—especially when the cameras are rolling.
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 29 Jan. 2025
Reed characterizes the Republican response as thin-skinned.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
This is the same thin-skinned coach who this year closed practice to the media, the same one who last year suspended a Southern California New Group reporter for alleged violations of the program’s media policy.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
This is especially true for your soft, thin-skinned produce like berries or spinach.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2024
In the view of one of his old friends, Vance, in becoming a national figure, has also become more thin-skinned, not unlike many of the tech titans who support him.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Shore explains that thin-skinned squash like delicata or butternut have the most edible skins.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2024
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, 2 Oct. 2024
The murder is our slimy protagonist’s thin-skinned response to Alberto mocking a moment of apparent vulnerability on the Penguin’s part.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 29 Jan. 2025
Reed characterizes the Republican response as thin-skinned.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
This is the same thin-skinned coach who this year closed practice to the media, the same one who last year suspended a Southern California New Group reporter for alleged violations of the program’s media policy.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
This is especially true for your soft, thin-skinned produce like berries or spinach.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2024
In the view of one of his old friends, Vance, in becoming a national figure, has also become more thin-skinned, not unlike many of the tech titans who support him.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Shore explains that thin-skinned squash like delicata or butternut have the most edible skins.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2024
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, 2 Oct. 2024
The murder is our slimy protagonist’s thin-skinned response to Alberto mocking a moment of apparent vulnerability on the Penguin’s part.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Thin-skinned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thin-skinned. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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