About The Word Touchy
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Touchy
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What's The Definition Of Touchy?
[adj] irritable and looking for trouble; "too touchy to make judicious decisions"
[adj] quick to take offense Synonyms | Synonyms for Touchy: feisty | huffy | ill-natured | sensitive | thin-skinned Related Terms | Find terms related to Touchy: See Also | Touchy In Webster's Dictionary \Touch"y\, a. [For techy, tetchy.]
Peevish; irritable; irascible; techy; apt to take fire.
[Colloq.]
It may be said of Dryden that he was at no time touchy
about personal attacks. --Saintsbury.
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