1 in a way that reacts quickly to small changes or easily records small changes:
2 in a way that involves becoming upset or angry easily:
Maybe I'm reacting too sensitively.
3 in a way that shows awareness and understanding of other people's feelings and needs:
How can I say this sensitively?
They seem to want to deal with this sensitively, respecting differences.
Journalism schools are teaching students how to cover tragedy sensitively and cope with their own emotions.
The whole development will be done sensitively.
She wanted to be certain that she could trust the students to act sensitively.
Any information we receive will be treated sensitively and nobody need know who you are.
It was sensitively written by Susan Harris, who went on to create "The Golden Girls".
He soulfully and sensitively portrays Bobby, a Cleveland youth.
Two or more types of cone cells work together to sense colour in abundant light, and a single type of rod cell detects light more sensitively, but only in black and white.