Thursday, January 26, 2012

Definition Of "Thin-skinned"

Dictionary.com defines thin-skinned as "sensitive to criticism, reproach, or rebuff; easily offended; touchy." [1]

This is how I would use it in a sentence: The more confident one is in one's capabilities and the more comfortable one is with one's status in society, the less thin-skinned one is.

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said President Obama was "thin-skinned." [2] Was she right?

[1] http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/thin-skinned

[2] http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/arizona-gov-jan-brewer-exchange-president-obama-phoenix-airport-thin-skinned-article-1.1012426?localLinksEnabled=false

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