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touchy
[tuhch-ee]
adjective
apt to take offense on slight provocation; irritable.
He is very touchy when he's sick.
Synonyms: , , , ,requiring caution, tactfulness, or expert handling; precarious; risky.
a touchy subject; a touchy situation.
sensitive to touch.
easily ignited, as tinder.
touchy
/ ˈʌʃɪ /
adjective
easily upset or irritated; oversensitive
extremely risky
easily ignited
Other 51Թ Forms
- touchily adverb
- touchiness noun
- ˈٴdzܳԱ noun
- ˈٴdzܳ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of touchy1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Also addressed in the novel are touchier subjects like White’s advocacy for the lighter-skinned Horne to get roles over her darker-skinned colleagues like McDaniel or Beavers.
Apparently veterans are very touchy about changing that and Trump seems to have dropped it.
“They have to get it legally approved and it’s touchy in terms of what they can use,” Sahai said.
The creation — and Carter’s expansion — of Redwood National Park has long been a touchy subject along California’s rural, economically depressed North Coast, where the once-thriving logging industry cratered over the last half-century.
"He captures Dylan's craning stance and the way he used hair and sunglasses as a mask, the insistent buzz and keen of his speaking and singing voice and the odd, touchy, insularity."
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