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sensitively

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In a sensitive manner; with sensitivity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: insensitively, unsensitively

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a sensitive manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she questioned the rape victim very sensitively about the attack

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: insensitively

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English sensitive Middle English -ly English -ly English sensitively From sensitive + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: sensiblement — in a sensitive manner
  • Finnish: herkästi — in a sensitive manner
  • French: sensiblement — in a sensitive manner
  • Portuguese: sensivelmente — in a sensitive manner
  • Spanish: sensiblemente — in a sensitive manner