easily offended
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"The album is not for any pearl clutchers," she told CBS News, with reference to prim, prudish or easily offended people.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2025
“I’m sorry, people are too easily offended now! If you don’t like a joke, don’t laugh!” she bellows.
From Salon ● May 24, 2024
None of Suga Free’s music is meant for the impressionable or easily offended.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2023
Melnyk, in response, said Scholz was “playing an offended liverwurst” — a common insult in Germany for someone who is easily offended.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 15, 2022
In his father’s presence, he was easily offended.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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