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touchy
[ tuhch-ee ]
adjective
- apt to take offense on slight provocation; irritable:
He is very touchy when he's sick.
- requiring caution, tactfulness, or expert handling; precarious; risky:
a touchy subject; a touchy situation.
- sensitive to touch.
- easily ignited, as tinder.
touchy
/ ˈtʌtʃɪ /
adjective
- easily upset or irritated; oversensitive
- extremely risky
- easily ignited
Derived Forms
- ˈtouchiness, noun
- ˈtouchily, adverb
Other Words From
- touchi·ly adverb
- touchi·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of touchy1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
There are plenty of touchy subjects I am happy to discuss with my patients and their families.
And second, movies are a particularly touchy subject for the Hermit Kingdom.
Nobody else was as forthright with me about this touchy topic.
The question of military service is a touchier issue—but is it touchy enough to break up the band?
But could sharp elbows and a touchy personality knock out this frontrunner too?
For goodness' sake, don't take to gettin' touchy like some people are!
No small stint I had of it too; for he was peevish and touchy as a young badger.
Yet the intrinsic quality of the event moved his touchy sensitiveness less than its conjectured effect upon the minds of others.
We been hearing down at the camp you were so mighty touchy you didn't allow a man within a rod of the line.
The boney finger moved inward from the trigger guard and closed ever so gently about the touchy, hair-filed trigger—then waited.
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