TOUCHY


Meaning of TOUCHY in English

(touchier, touchiest)

1.

If you describe someone as ~, you mean that they are easily upset, offended, or irritated.

She is very ~ about her past...

= sensitive

ADJ: oft ADJ about n disapproval

2.

If you say that something is a ~ 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 ~ question of political reform.

= delicate

ADJ: usu ADJ n

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