thin-skinned

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Former Rep. Katie Porter’s gubernatorial prospects are uncertain in the aftermath of the emergence of two videos that underscore long-swirling rumors that the Irvine Democrat is thin-skinned and a short-tempered boss.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2025

The problem, though, is that they are ultimately thin-skinned and morally immature.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2025

"I tend to focus on the substantive things, and not on people choosing nicknames for me. I mean, if I was that thin-skinned I probably wouldn't last that long in politics."

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2025

Frum paints this tantrum as a "mistake," an impulsive admission by a thin-skinned bully who let his ego get the better of him.

From Salon • Oct. 1, 2024

But instead of our parents’ pods, the room’s back wall is a stack of beehive beds, each covered in a warming blanket for a thin-skinned ghost shrimp.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera