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1. (adj.) touchy
apt to take offense on slight provocation; irritable.
2. touchy
requiring caution, tactfulness, or expert handling; precarious; risky.
3. touchy
sensitive to touch.
4. touchy
easily ignited, as tinder.
Etymology: (1595–1605)
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| Definition of 'touchy' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) huffy, thin-skinned, feisty, touchy
quick to take offense
2. (adj) delicate, ticklish, touchy
difficult to handle; requiring great tact
"delicate negotiations with the big powers";"hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"; "a touchy subject"
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1. (adjective) touchy
irritable
What are you being so touchy about?
2. touchy
likely to cause anger or upset; = sensitive
a touchy subject
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| Definition of 'touchy' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) touchy
peevish; irritable; irascible; techy; apt to take fire
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Sense: easily annoyed or offended
You're very touchy today; in rather a touchy mood.
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 Afrikaans: liggeraak |
 Arabic: شَديد الحَساسيَه، سَريع ا |
 Bulgarian: докачлив |
 Brazilian: melindroso |
 Czech: nedůtklivý |
 German: empfindlich |
 Danish: pirrelig |
 Greek: εύθικτος, μυγιάγγιχτος |
 Spanish: susceptible |
 Estonian: kergestiärrituv |
 Farsi: زودرنج |
 Finnish: yliherkkä |
 French: susceptible |
 Hebrew: רָגִיש |
 Hindi: भावुक, अतिसुकुमार, चिड़चि |
 Croatian: osjetljiv, razdražljiv |
 Hungarian: érzékeny |
 Indonesian: mudah tersinggung |
 Icelandic: fyrtinn |
 Italian: permaloso, suscettibile |
 Japanese: 気むずかしい |
 Korean: 화를 잘 내는, 신경질적인 |
 Lithuanian: per daug jautrus,įžeidus |
 Latvian: jūtīgs; aizvainojams |
 Malay: mudah tersinggung |
 Dutch: prikkelbaar |
 Norwegian: nærtakende, irritabel |
 Polish: przewrażliwiony |
 Persian: زودرنج |
 Pashto: توند خويه، مرچكى، لنډ پار |
 Portuguese: melindroso |
 Romanian: sensibil |
 Russian: обидчивый |
 Slovak: nedotklivý |
 Slovenian: razdražljiv |
 Serbian: razdražljiv |
 Swedish: snarstucken |
 Thai: ที่โกรธง่าย |
 Turkish: alıngan |
 Taiwanese: 易生氣的 |
 Ukrainian: уразливий; надто чутливий |
 Urdu: چڑچڑا، زود رنج |
 Vietnamese: dễ động lòng |
 Chinese: 易生气的 |
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