touchy

Signification (Anglais)

1. Extremely sensitive or volatile; easily disturbed to the point of becoming unstable; requiring caution or tactfulness.
2. Easily offended, oversensitive.
3. (informal) Inclined to engage in physical touch.

Concepts

susceptible

chatouilleux

délicat

impressionnable

à la peau fine

ombrageux

chatouilleuse

Opposé de

untouchy

Synonymes

sensitive

irritable

susceptible

delicate

ticklish

prickly

petulant

quick to take offence

peevish

tetchy

emotional

fretful

huffy

pettish

irascible

bad-tempered

testy

thin-skinned

queasy

resentful

grouchy

feisty

easily offended

kittle

moody

grumpy

techy

temperamental

edgy

ill-tempered

short of temper

deflagrable

highly inflammable

thin skinned

quick-tempered

scratchy

sentient

short-tempered

snappy

sorehead

spleenful

squeamish

stubborn

tender

umbrageous

untouched

violent

volatile

waspish

quick to take offense

Traductions

permaloso

empfindlich

susceptible

alıngan

übelnehmerisch

delicado

zickig

gevoelig

irritabile

sensibile

lichtgeraakt

suscettibile

reizbar

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈtʌt͡ʃi/

Étymologie (Anglais)

A variant of earlier tetchy (“cranky, easily annoyed, difficult to handle”), under influence from some senses of touch (“affect, disturb”) and simulating touch + -y.