touchy

ˈtʌtʃi

touchiertouchiest

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Definition of touchy - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

sensitive temperamenteasily upset or offended

He's touchy about any comments on his work..

irritable

sensitive

delicate situationrequiring careful handling

The negotiations were touchy and required tact..

delicate

sensitive

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touchy subject

topic that causes strong emotions or discomfort

Politics can be a touchy subject at family gatherings.

touchy-feely

adj.

overly expressive of emotions or affections

He avoids touchy-feely gatherings where people share too much personal information..

Origin of touchy

Old French, touchier (to touch)

Terms with touchy included in their meaning

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sore

adj.

touchy mood

easily upset or sensitive emotionally

huffy

adj.

thin-skinned

easily offended or touchy

handsy

adj.

touchy

tending to touch people a lot

toey

adj.

irritable

easily irritated or touchy

Examples of touchy in a sentence

The manager is touchy about deadlines.
The touchy subject was avoided during the meeting.
Handling the touchy issue required diplomacy.

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French:susceptible, délicat, ...
German:empfindlich, heikel, ...
Italian:sensibile, delicato, ...
Spanish:quisquilloso, delicado, ...
Portuguese:sensível, delicado, ...
Chinese:敏感的, 棘手的, ...
Japanese:敏感, デリケート, ...
Arabic:حَسَّاس, دَقِيق, ...
Hebrew:רָגִישׁ, עָדִין, ...
Russian:обидчивый, деликатный, ...
Ukrainian:чутливий, делікатний, ...
Hindi:तुनकमिज़ाज, नाज़ुक, ...
Bengali:স্পর্শকাতর, জটিল, ...
Catalan:susceptible, delicat, ...
Czech:vztahovačný, choulostivý, ...
Danish:nærtagende, delikat, ...
Dutch:gevoelig, delicaat, ...
Greek:ευερέθιστος, λεπτός, ...
Hungarian:érzékeny, kényes, ...
Khmer:ងាយអន់ចិត្ត, រសើប, ...
Korean:민감한, 까다로운, ...
Persian:زودرنج, ظریف, ...
Polish:drażliwy, delikatny, ...
Portuguese (BR):sensível, delicado, ...
Romanian:sensibil, delicat, ...
Swedish:känslig, ...
Thai:ขี้น้อยใจ, ละเอียดอ่อน, ...
Turkish:alıngan, nazik, ...
Vietnamese:dễ tự ái, tế nhị, ...

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Definition of touchy - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

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Origin of touchy

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