extrasensitive

English

Etymology

From extra- +‎ sensitive.

Adjective

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], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 May 2025:
      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.
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