Having the faculty of sensation; pertaining to the senses.
The sensitive faculty most part overrules reason, the soul is carried hoodwinked, and the understanding captive like a beast.
Responsive to stimuli.
The engine seemed a little sensitive to wet rails, and in consequence the uphill work was not so good north of Dundee as it had been earlier. But I have noted this same "touchiness" on the part of the "A4s", and other modern British 4-6-2s, so that in this respect No. 2006 proved no exception.
Easily offended, upset, or hurt.
Max is very sensitive; he cried today because of the bad news.
A person with a paranormal sensitivity to something that most cannot perceive.
[I]t is quite certain that many of their fears were unfounded, and centred upon perfectly innocent people - especially those who were what we now call "mediumistic" or "sensitives".
From Middle French sensitif, from Medieval Latin sensitivus.
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