| 单词 | touchy |
| 释义 | touchy —touchily, adv. —touchiness, n. /tuch"ee/, adj., touchier, touchiest. 1. apt to take offense on slight provocation; irritable: He is very touchy when he's sick. 2. requiring caution, tactfulness, or expert handling; precarious; risky: a touchy subject; a touchy situation. 3. sensitive to touch. 4. easily ignited, as tinder. [1595-1605; var. of TECHY, by assoc. with TOUCH] Syn. 1. testy, irascible, edgy, snappish, cranky. See irritable. |
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