supersensitive

supersensitive: —supersensitiveness, n. —supersensitivity, n.

/sooh'peuhr sen"si tiv/, adj.

1. extremely or excessively sensitive; hypersensitive: a supersensitive smoke detector.

2. Elect. of or pertaining to relays that operate on very small currents, below about 250 microamperes.

3. hypersensitive (def. 2).

[1830-40; SUPER- + SENSITIVE]

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Supersensitive — Su per*sen si*tive, a. Excessively sensitive; morbidly sensitive. {Su per*sen si*tive*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
supersensitive — [so͞o΄pərsen′sə tiv] adj. extremely sensitive supersensitivity n … English World dictionary
supersensitive — adj. supersensitive to * * * [ˌs(j)uːpə sensɪtɪv] supersensitive to … Combinatory dictionary
supersensitive — adjective Extremely sensitive … Wiktionary
Supersensitive — Высокочувствительный, сверхчувствительный … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
supersensitive — su·per·sen·si·tive sen(t) sət iv, sen(t) stiv adj HYPERSENSITIVE su·per·sen·si·tiv·i·ty .sen(t) sə tiv ət ē n, pl ties … Medical dictionary
supersensitive — Synonyms and related words: allergic, anaphylactic, delicate, empathetic, empathic, goosy, hyperesthetic, hyperpathic, hypersensitive, irritable, itchy, nervous, overrefined, oversensible, oversensitive, overtender, passible, prickly, refined,… … Moby Thesaurus
supersensitive — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. ultrasensitive, thin skinned. see sensitive … English dictionary for students
supersensitive — adj. extremely sensitive, hypersensitive … English contemporary dictionary
supersensitive — su·per·sensitive … English syllables

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