Ultrasensitive
adjective
1.
endowed with sensation; having perception through the senses.
2.
readily or excessively affected by external agencies or influences.
3.
having acute mental or emotional sensibility; aware of and responsive to the feelings of others.
4.
easily pained, annoyed, etc.
5.
pertaining to or connected with the senses or sensation.
6.
Physiology. having a low threshold of sensation or feeling.
7.
responding to stimuli, as leaves that move when touched.
8.
highly responsive to certain agents, as photographic plates, films, or paper.
9.
affected or likely to be affected by a specified stimulus (used in combination):
price-sensitive markets.
10.
involving work, duties, or information of a highly secret or delicate nature, especially in government:
a sensitive position in the State Department.
11.
requiring tact or caution; delicate; touchy:
a sensitive topic.
12.
constructed to indicate, measure, or be affected by small amounts or changes, as a balance or thermometer.
13.
Radio. easily affected by external influences, especially by radio waves.
noun
14.
a person who is sensitive.
15.
a person with psychic powers; medium.
adjective
1.
having the power of sensation
2.
responsive to or aware of feelings, moods, reactions, etc
3.
easily irritated; delicate: sensitive skin
4.
affected by external conditions or stimuli
5.
easily offended
6.
of or relating to the senses or the power of sensation
7.
capable of registering small differences or changes in amounts, quality, etc: a sensitive instrument
8.
(photog) having a high sensitivity: a sensitive emulsion
9.
connected with matters affecting national security, esp through access to classified information
10.
(of a stock market or prices) quickly responsive to external influences and thus fluctuating or tending to fluctuate
sensitive sen·si·tive (sěn’sĭ-tĭv)
adj.
Capable of perceiving with a sense or senses.
Responsive to a stimulus.
Susceptible to the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others.
Easily irritated or inflamed, especially due to previous exposure to an antigen.
Relating to, or characterizing a sensitized antigen.
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