touchy
Meaning
- Extremely sensitive or volatile; easily disturbed to the point of becoming unstable; requiring caution or tactfulness.
- Easily offended, oversensitive.
- (informal) Inclined to engage in physical touch.
Synonyms
quick to take offence
easily offended
short of temper
highly inflammable
thin skinned
quick to take offense
easily upset
impervious to closed
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtʌt͡ʃi/
Etymology
A variant of earlier tetchy (“cranky, easily annoyed, difficult to handle”), under influence from some senses of touch (“affect, disturb”) and simulating touch + -y.
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