Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thin-skinned

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.49 in modern English

Syllables
thin-skinned
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Overly sensitive to criticism; quick to take offence; irritable; touchy.

adj

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see thin, skinned.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more thin-skinned (comparative) most thin-skinned (superlative)

Phrases

thin-skinnedness

Synonyms

huffy feisty touchy

Antonyms

thick-skinned

Questions

What does thin-skinned mean?
Overly sensitive to criticism; quick to take offence; irritable; touchy.

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