adj.
1 aware of other people's feelings
VERBS
▪ be
▪ become
▪ make sb
▪
Her experiences had made her ~ to other people's troubles.
▪ remain
▪
Researchers tried to remain ~ to local issues.
ADVERB
▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.
▪ deeply , unusually
▪
a deeply ~, caring man
PREPOSITION
▪ to
▪
Horses are very ~ to their riders' moods.
2 reacting more than usual to sth; easily upset
VERBS
▪ be , seem
▪ become
▪ remain
▪
They remain ~ to accusations of neo-colonialism.
▪ make sb/sth ~ (to sth)
▪
These drugs can make skin extremely ~ to sunlight.
ADVERB
▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.
▪ acutely , deeply , highly , painfully , particularly
▪ overly
▪ increasingly
▪ a little , slightly , etc.
PREPOSITION
▪ about
▪
Teenagers are often very ~ about their appearance.
▪ to
▪
He was acutely ~ to criticism.
3 needing to be dealt with carefully
VERBS
▪ be
▪ become
▪ remain
▪ consider , deem
▪
The information was deemed too ~ to be broadcast.
ADVERB
▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.
▪
an extremely ~ question
▪ highly
▪
this highly ~ issue
▪ potentially
▪
It is not known how the Russians obtained such potentially ~ information.
▪ commercially ( esp. BrE ), culturally ( esp. AmE ), ecologically ( esp. AmE ), environmentally , politically
▪
commercially ~ information
▪
culturally ~ policies
4 able to measure very small changes
VERBS
▪ be
▪
The bat's hearing is remarkably ~.
ADVERB
▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.
▪ especially , exquisitely , highly , incredibly , remarkably
▪
The equipment is highly ~.
▪ enough , sufficiently
▪
The probe is ~ enough to detect the presence of a single microbe.
PREPOSITION
▪ to
▪
~ to the slightest movement
Sensitive is used with these nouns: ↑ area , ↑ barometer , ↑ document , ↑ ear , ↑ equipment , ↑ handling , ↑ index , ↑ indicator , ↑ information , ↑ instrument , ↑ material , ↑ matter , ↑ nature , ↑ nerve , ↑ nipple , ↑ nose , ↑ question , ↑ reading , ↑ site , ↑ skin , ↑ soul , ↑ spot , ↑ stomach , ↑ subject , ↑ topic , ↑ treatment