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extrasensitive

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Etymology

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From extra- +‎ sensitive.

Adjective

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extrasensitive (comparative more extrasensitive, superlative most extrasensitive)

  1. Highly or excessively sensitive; hypersensitive.
    • 2005 October 20, Jessica Merrill, “Is It Organic? Well, Maybe”, in The New York Times[1]:
      The Food and Drug Administration requires that cosmetics makers make sure that their products are safe. And because each synthetic ingredient is typically used in a small amount, product users experience very low levels of exposure. Some synthetic ingredients, however, can be irritating to extrasensitive skin.