sensitively

ˈsɛnsɪtɪvli

Definition

Definition of sensitively - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

empathywith care and awareness of others' feelings

She handled the news sensitively.

considerately

empathetically

thoughtfully

responsive to changesin a way that responds easily to slight changes or influences

The device measures temperature very sensitively..

reactively

responsively

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Origin of sensitively

Latin, sentire (to feel)

Terms with sensitively included in their meaning

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poetic

adj.

art

expressing emotions beautifully and sensitively

poetic

adj.

expressive style

having an imaginative or sensitively emotional style

Examples of sensitively in a sentence

The teacher dealt with the situation sensitively.
The sensor reacts sensitively to light changes.
She handled the situation sensitively, avoiding any conflict.

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French:avec sensibilité, de manière sensible, ...
German:einfühlsam, empfindlich, ...
Italian:con sensibilità, sensibilmente, ...
Spanish:con sensibilidad, ...
Portuguese:com sensibilidade, ...
Chinese:体贴地, 灵敏地, ...
Japanese:慎重に, 敏感に, ...
Arabic:بِحَسَاسِيَّة, بِدِقَّةٍ, ...
Hebrew:בְּרַגִּישׁוּת, בְּרְגִישׁוּת, ...
Russian:чутко, чувствительно, ...
Ukrainian:чутливо, точно, ...
Hindi:संवेदनशीलता से, सूक्ष्मता से, ...
Bengali:সংবেদনশীলভাবে, সতর্কভাবে, ...
Catalan:amb sensibilitat, sensiblement, ...
Czech:citlivě, vnímavě, ...
Danish:hensynsfuldt, følsomt, ...
Dutch:gevoelig, nauwkeurig, ...
Greek:με ευαισθησία, ευαίσθητα, ...
Hungarian:tapintatosan, fogékonyan, ...
Khmer:ដោយយកចិត្តទុកដាក់ចំពោះអារម្មណ៍អ្នកដទៃ, ដោយមានភាពរសើបខ្លាំង, ...
Korean:세심하게, 민감하게, ...
Persian:با ملاحظه, حساس, ...
Polish:z troską, z dużą czułością, ...
Portuguese (BR):sensivelmente, com sensibilidade, ...
Romanian:cu sensibilitate, sensibil, ...
Swedish:varsamt, känsligt, ...
Thai:อย่างละเอียดอ่อน, อย่างแม่นยำ, ...
Turkish:dikkatle, hassas bir şekilde, ...
Vietnamese:tế nhị, một cách chính xác, ...

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