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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

/ ˈ³ÙÊŒ³Ùʃɪ /

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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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³Ù´Ç³Ü³¦³ó¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
  • ˈ³Ù´Ç³Ü³¦³ó¾±±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ù´Ç³Ü³¦³ói·±ô²â adverb
  • ³Ù´Ç³Ü³¦³ói·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog 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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“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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He is too needy, too touchy, too wanting of Eugene’s attention, which is doled out sparingly.

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However, they kept being more and more touchy in bed, talking about how much I turned them on and how they weren’t like other male-bodied folks.

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