Meanings (ES + gloss)
sensible
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.
sensible • sensitivo
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…
sensible • susceptible
Easily offended, upset, or hurt.
Max is very sensitive; he cried today because of the bad news.
sensible
Accurate; able to register small changes in some property.
Phrases
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