sensitively

sen·si·tive  (sns-tv)

adj.

1. Capable of perceiving with a sense or senses.

2. Responsive to external conditions or stimulation.

3. Susceptible to the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others.

4. Quick to take offense; touchy.

5. Easily irritated: sensitive skin.

6. Readily altered by the action of an agent: film that is sensitive to light.

7. Registering very slight differences or changes of condition. Used of an instrument.

8. Fluctuating or tending to fluctuate, as in price: sensitive stocks.

9. Of or relating to classified information: sensitive defense data; holds a sensitive position in the State Department.

n.

1. A sensitive person.

2. One held to be endowed with psychic or occult powers.

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[Middle English, from Old French sensitif, from Medieval Latin snsitvus, from Latin snsus, sense; see sense.]

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sensi·tive·ly adv.

sensi·tive·ness n.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

sensitively - in a sensitive manner; "she questioned the rape victim very sensitively about the attack" insensitively - in an insensitive manner; "the police officer questioned the woman rather insensitively about the attack"

Translations

sensitively [ˈsensɪtɪvlɪ] ADV (= sympathetically) → con sensibilidad

sensitively [ˈsɛnsɪtɪvli] adv (= in a caring way) → avec délicatesse

sensitively

adv

(= sympathetically) → einfühlsam

(= tastefully) → einfühlsam

(= precisely) → genau; the markets sensitively register changes in consumer demand → der Markt reagiert empfindlich auf Nachfrageveränderungen