Over-sensitive

Synonyms for "over-sensitive" (47 found)

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sensitive allergic anaphylactic delicate empathetic empathic goosy hairsplitting high strung high-strung

Strong matches (14)

hypercritical hyperesthetic hyperpathic hypersensitive irritable itchy miffy morbidly sensitive nervous overconscientious overcritical overfastidious overmeticulous overnice

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The reason it’s worth standing up for punctuation is not that it’s an arbitrary system of notation known only to an over-sensitive elite who have attacks of the vapours when they see it misapplied.

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