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touch·y
 touchy
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- pronunciation:
- tuh
chi
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
touchier, touchiest |
| definition 1: |
easily irritated or offended; sensitive.
- synonyms:
- huffy, irritable, sensitive, testy, thin-skinned, ticklish
- antonyms:
- thick-skinned
- similar words:
- cranky, high-strung, irascible, out of sorts, peevish, petulant, short-tempered, snappish, snappy, temperamental, waspish
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| definition 2: |
requiring care and skillful handling.
a touchy subject- synonyms:
- delicate, sensitive, ticklish
- similar words:
- awkward, dicey, difficult, precarious, risky, sore, sticky, temperamental, touch-and-go
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| related words: |
angry, bilious, choleric, grumpy, ill-natured, moody, nervous, perverse, sensitive, tender, tight, tricky, vulnerable |
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| derivations: |
touchily (adv.), touchiness (n.) |
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