undersensitive

English

Etymology

From under- +‎ sensitive.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

undersensitive (comparative more undersensitive, superlative most undersensitive)

  1. Insufficiently sensitive.
    • 2007 June 5, Benedict Carey, “The Disorder Is Sensory; the Diagnosis, Elusive”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 March 2023:
      They remain oversensitive, continually recoiling from the world, or undersensitive, banging into things, duck-walking through the day as if not entirely aware of their surroundings.
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