"extrasensitive" meaning in English

See extrasensitive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more extrasensitive [comparative], most extrasensitive [superlative]
Etymology: From extra- + sensitive. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|extra-|sensitive}} extra- + sensitive Head templates: {{en-adj}} extrasensitive (comparative more extrasensitive, superlative most extrasensitive)
  1. Highly or excessively sensitive; hypersensitive.
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