touchy
adjective
apt to take offense on slight provocation; irritable.
touchily
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a word derived from
touchy.
Example Sentences
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"I don't discuss private conversations, I don't see any reasons why I should," he retorted, rather touchily.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 4, 2012
Very flatly, the U.S. asked touchily neutral Eire to take the Allied side in World War II.
From Time Magazine Archive
The farmer himself, aware of all the complaints about farm subsidies and wasteful gluts, had begun to be touchily defensive about the whole subject.
From Time Magazine Archive
Both church and state, though, have been working together somewhat touchily to avoid unruly demonstrations.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nothing of the sort, sir," said I, rather touchily "You will learn to your cost, I fear, that I have neither exaggerated nor misinterpreted a word.
From The Captain of the Polestar by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
