Dead
Dead adjective - Lacking in sensation or feeling.
Usage example: my foot was dead after I absentmindedly sat on it for an hour
Nearby Word: deadly
Sensitive
Sensitive adjective - Able to sense slight impressions or differences.
Usage example: a scale that is sensitive to the smallest change in weight
Both words in one sentence
- Oh, and Yohm is not only sensitive to these vibrations but is also The Dragon to The Emperor who sees the reawakening of the King in the Mountain as an Unwanted Revival and wants Fou-lu dead.
Source: I Know Your True Name -
Lyrans and Kzinti finding each other near certain particularly sensitive war memorials, at least when going there to commemorate their dead.
- Jenny loves the gentle sensitive guy that she believes Erich must be based on his paintings; Erich loves Jenny because she looks like his dead mother.
Source: Loving a Shadow
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