touchy
11touchy — UK [ˈtʌtʃɪ] / US adjective Word forms touchy : adjective touchy comparative touchier superlative touchiest a) becoming angry or upset very easily touchy about: Are you always so touchy about your work? b) likely to make people angry or upset… …
12touchy — adj. (colloq.) touchy about (he s touchy about his appearance) * * * [ tʌtʃɪ] (colloq.) touchy about (he s touchy about his appearance) …
13touchy — touch|y [ˈtʌtʃi] adj 1.) easily becoming offended or annoyed touchy about ▪ She is very touchy about her past. 2.) touchy subject/question etc a subject etc that needs to be dealt with very carefully, especially because it may offend people ▪… …
14touchy — touchily, adv. touchiness, n. /tuch ee/, adj., touchier, touchiest. 1. apt to take offense on slight provocation; irritable: He is very touchy when he s sick. 2. requiring caution, tactfulness, or expert handling; precarious; risky: a touchy… …
15touchy — adjective a) Extremely sensitive or volatile; easily disturbed to the point of becoming unstable; requiring caution or tactfulness. It is an extremely touchy situation, with everybodys patience wearing thin. b) Easily offended; oversensitive; …
16touchy — touch|y [ tʌtʃi ] adjective tending to become angry or upset very easily: touchy about: Are you always so touchy about your work? a. likely to make people angry or upset: Politics was always a touchy subject with those people. ╾ touch|i|ly adverb …
17touchy — adjective 1 easily becoming offended or annoyed: Since his girlfriend left him, he s been very touchy. 2 touchy subject/question etc a subject etc that needs to be dealt with very carefully: Asking about a reporter s sources can be a touchy… …
18touchy — adjective (touchier; est) Date: 1605 1. marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation < he s a little touchy about his past > 2. a. of a body part acutely sensitive or irritable b. of a chemical highly explosive or inflammable 3.… …
19touchy — adjective 1) Arnie can be so touchy Syn: sensitive, oversensitive, hypersensitive, easily offended, thin skinned, high strung, tense; irritable, dyspeptic, tetchy, testy, crotchety, peevish, waspish, querulous, bad tempered …
20touchy — tetchy, touchy Tetchy means ‘irritable, peevish’, and is a near synonym of testy, whereas touchy means ‘oversensitive, likely to take offence’ …
