Transcription
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- [tuhch-ee]
- /ˈtʌtʃ i/
- /ˈtʌtʃ.i/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [tuhch-ee]
- /ˈtʌtʃ i/
Definitions of touchy word
- adjective touchy apt to take offense on slight provocation; irritable: He is very touchy when he's sick. 1
- adjective touchy requiring caution, tactfulness, or expert handling; precarious; risky: a touchy subject; a touchy situation. 1
- adjective touchy sensitive to touch. 1
- adjective touchy easily ignited, as tinder. 1
- adjective touchy needing careful handling 1
- adjective touchy person: easily irritated 1
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Origin of touchy
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; variant of techy2 (a variant of tetchy), by association with touch
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Parts of speech for Touchy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
touchy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
touchy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for touchy
adj touchy
- all shook up — shaken, upset
- argumentative — Someone who is argumentative is always ready to disagree or start quarrelling with other people.
- bearish — On the stock market, if there is a bearish mood, prices are expected to fall. Compare bullish.
- captious — apt to make trivial criticisms; fault-finding; carping
- cat-and-dog — continuously or unceasingly vicious and destructive: cat-and-dog competition.
noun touchy
- belligerents — warlike; given to waging war.
- butterflies — tremors in the stomach region due to nervousness
- butterfly — A butterfly is an insect with large colourful wings and a thin body.
- cantankerousness — disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish: a cantankerous, argumentative man.
- cold sweat — If you are in a cold sweat, you are sweating and feel cold, usually because you are very afraid or nervous.
adjective touchy
- agitable — easily agitated or moved
- alarmable — able or prone to be alarmed or disturbed
- cavillous — Characterized by caviling, or disposed to cavil; quibbling.
- contentious — A contentious issue causes a lot of disagreement or arguments.
- crabbed — surly; irritable; perverse
adverb touchy
- cantankerously — In a cantankerous manner.
- crabbily — in a crabby manner
- crankily — In a cranky manner.
- grouchily — In a grouchy manner.
- huffily — easily offended; touchy.
Antonyms for touchy
adj touchy
- disimpassioned — calm; dispassionate.
- hard as nails — tough, durable
- imperturbable — incapable of being upset or agitated; not easily excited; calm: imperturbable composure.
noun touchy
- collectedness — The state or quality of being collected.
adjective touchy
- equanimous — Calm and composed; of stable disposition.
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