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touchy

[tuhch-ee]

adjective

touchier, touchiest 
  1. apt to take offense on slight provocation; irritable.

    He is very touchy when he's sick.

    Synonyms: , , , ,
  2. requiring caution, tactfulness, or expert handling; precarious; risky.

    a touchy subject; a touchy situation.

  3. sensitive to touch.

  4. easily ignited, as tinder.



touchy

/ ˈʌʃɪ /

adjective

  1. easily upset or irritated; oversensitive

  2. extremely risky

  3. easily ignited

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • touchily adverb
  • touchiness noun
  • ˈٴdzܳ󾱲Ա noun
  • ˈٴdzܳ󾱱 adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of touchy1

First recorded in 1595–1605; variant of techy 2 (a variant of tetchy ( def. ) ), by association with touch
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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.

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Apparently veterans are very touchy about changing that and Trump seems to have dropped it.

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“They have to get it legally approved and it’s touchy in terms of what they can use,” Sahai said.

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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.

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"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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