touchy
[adjective]
Synonyms: oversensitive, irascible, irritable, querulous, quick-tempered, testy, tetchy, thin-skinned

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Antonyms: imperturbable
Related Words: hypersensitive, oversensitive, sensitive, thin-skinned, temperamental, volatile, miffy, dicey, risky, unpredictable, harmful, hazardous, unsafe

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touch‧y /ˈtʌtʃi/ adjective
[Word Family: adjective: touched, untouched, touching, touchy, untouchable; noun: touch, untouchable; verb: touch; adverb: touchingly]

1. easily becoming offended or annoyed Synonym : sensitive
touchy about
She is very touchy about her past.

2. touchy subject/question etc a subject etc that needs to be dealt with very carefully, especially because it may offend people Synonym : sensitive:
Asking about a reporter’s sources can be a touchy business.
—touchiness noun [uncountable]

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