Sensitive and Tempered

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Sensitive adjective - Easily injured without careful handling.

Usage example: the sensitive skin of a newborn mouse

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Tempered is an antonym for sensitive.

Tempered adjective - Made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment.

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Sensitive is an antonym for tempered.

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