transcription, транскрипция: [ tʌtʃi ]
( touchier, touchiest)
1.
If you describe someone as touchy , you mean that they are easily upset, offended, or irritated.
She is very touchy about her past...
= sensitive
ADJ : oft ADJ about n [ disapproval ]
2.
If you say that something is a touchy subject, you mean that it is a subject that needs to be dealt with carefully and in a sensitive way, because it might upset or offend people.
...the touchy question of political reform.
= delicate
ADJ : usu ADJ n