having sense of feeling; possessing or exhibiting the capacity of receiving impressions from external objects; as, a sensitive soul.-having quick and acute sensibility, either to the action of external objects, or to impressions upon the mind and feelings; highly susceptible; easily and acutely affected.-having a capacity of being easily affected or moved; as, a sensitive thermometer; sensitive scales.-readily affected or changed by certain appropriate agents; as, silver chloride or bromide, when in contact with certain organic substances, is extremely sensitive to actinic rays.-serving to affect the sense; sensible.-of or pertaining to sensation; depending on sensation; as, sensitive motions; sensitive muscular motions excited by irritation.