Fretful, peevish
ETYM Icel. kweisa pain; cf. Norw. kveis sickness after a debauch.
Sick at the stomach; affected with nausea; inclined to vomit; squeamish.
ETYM French sensitif. Related to Sense.
1. Having acute mental or emotional sensibility.
2. Hurting; SYN. sore, tender.
3. Responsive to physical stimuli.
4. Used officially of classified information or matters affecting national security.
1. Physically untoughened; SYN. untoughened.
2. Susceptible to physical or emotional injury; SYN. vulnerable.
3. Given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
4. Easy to cut or chew
5. (Of plants) Not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition
In a peevish or ill-tempered manner; angrily, irritatedly
In a queasy manner.
In a sensitive manner.
In a touchy manner.