| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Possessing or displaying perceptions of great accuracy and sensitivity: acute, incisive, keen1, penetrating, perceptive, probing, sharp, trenchant. See CAREFUL, SHARP. 2. Requiring great tact or skill: delicate, ticklish, touch-and-go, touchy, tricky. See EASY. 3. Showing sensitivity and skill in dealing with others: delicate, diplomatic, discreet, politic, tactful. See ABILITY. 4. Readily stirred by emotion: emotional, feeling. See FEELINGS. 5. Of or relating to sensation or the senses: sensational, sensorial, sensory, sensual, sensuous. See AWARENESS, BODY. 6. Able to receive and respond to external stimuli: impressible, impressionable, responsive, sensible, sentient, susceptible, susceptive. See AWARENESS.
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