touchy (ˈtʌtʃɪ
)
Definitions
adjective
Word forms: touchier, touchiest
- easily upset or irritated; oversensitive
- extremely risky
- easily ignited
Alternative Forms
ˈtouchily adverb ˈtouchiness nounSynonyms
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- British English:
touchy
Touchy people are easily upset or irritated.She is very touchy about her past.ˈtʌtʃɪ ADJECTIVE She is very touchy about her past.
- Spanish:
susceptible
adj
- French:
susceptible
adj
- German:
empfindlich
adj
- Chinese: 暴躁的 adj
- Arabic: حَسَّاس adj
- Portuguese: sensível adj
- Russian: чувствительный adj чувствительная
- Croatian: osjetljiv adj osjetljiva
- Czech: nedůtklivý adj
- Danish: pirrelig adj
- Dutch: overgevoelig adj
- Finnish: herkästi artyvä adj
- Greek: μυγιάγγιχτος adj μυγιάγγιχτη
- Italian: permaloso adj permalosa
- Japanese: 怒りっぽい adj
- Korean: 화를 잘 내는 adj
- Norwegian: overfølsom adj
- Polish: drażliwy adj drażliwa
- Brazilian Portuguese: sensitivo adj sensitiva
- European Spanish:
susceptible
adj
- Swedish: snarstucken adj snarstucket
- Thai: ฉุนเฉียวโกรธง่าย adj
- Turkish: hassas adj
- Vietnamese: hay giận dỗi adj
Usage examples
They're very touchy about handling hot stuff, drug stuff, any stuff...' `This isn't drug stuff.
, A DARKENING STAIN (2002)Corporates are touchy about all three, internet audit, risk management, and corporate governance.
Business Today (2002)The weight issue can be a touchy subject in gymnastics, especially on the women's side.
canada.com (2004)We are all aware of something we have different in ourselves and are most likely a bit touchy about it.
Times, Sunday Times (2004)Mary was always touchy about issues of rank and gentility.
, PERDITA: The Life of Mary Robinson (2004)