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Meanings of touchy in English

Quick to take offense.

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        Difficult to handle; requiring great tact.

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              Usage of touchy in English
              1
              Unfortunately, Laura had brought up what apparently was a very touchy subject.
              Battlestar Galactica
              2
              It's the touchy-feely bit that the agency will need to consider seriously.
              Wired
              3
              Quinn wasn't good at touchy-feely, especially in the middle of a trial.
              By reason of insanity
              4
              And tackling touchy events doesn't have to have a long historical context.
              The Irish Times
              5
              Artists were so touchy-feely-itwas impossible to tell what they actually meant.
              Wicked
              6
              The Nablus bloodshed was especially touchy for Abbas given the Fatah connection.
              Reuters
              7
              But now it was banks, who were notoriously touchy on the subject.
              All the way
              8
              That's where the millionaires come in, raising the touchy issue of pay-for-play.
              Wired
              9
              Complicating matters further is that it is potentially a very touchy subject.
              News.com.au
              10
              Corporate tax is an increasingly touchy topic as indebted governments cut budgets.
              Reuters
              11
              This was touchy stuff, asking a journalist to divulge information before publication.
              Eye of vengeance
              12
              It is naturally something of a touchy topic between them, Trudy's Project.
              Those who save us
              13
              If the data bankers think it's too touchy, they'll quit the search.
              Dayworld Rebel
              14
              Thomas still didn't understand why she was being so touchy with him.
              The Scorch Trials
              15
              You know, Robert, the thing about fireworks is that they're touchy, unpredictable.
              Running with the Demon
              16
              But a Pathan is always touchy about matters of honour and horseflesh.
              The mandala of sherlock holmes: the missing years
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