touchy
adjective
apt to take offense on slight provocation; irritable.
touchiness
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a word derived from
touchy.
Example Sentences
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In any case it could be very useful if you were quite happy, thank you, with social distancing when it comes to hugs and touchiness.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 1, 2021
The datedness of the jibe about Lacan may suggest a long-nurtured touchiness.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 6, 2020
They occasionally display the level of touchiness and desire for privacy one might normally expect of, say, Blanche DuBois.
From Slate ● Nov. 7, 2019
On Monday, China blocked HBO.com after comedian John Oliver ran a segment that discussed Mr. Xi’s alleged touchiness about his purported resemblance to Winnie the Pooh.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2018
The desert regions of the West seemed always to breed truculence and touchiness.
From The Story of the Outlaw A Study of the Western Desperado by Emerson Hough
