a touchy subject

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• touchy — [[t]tʌ̱tʃi[/t]] touchier, touchiest 1) ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ about n (disapproval) If you describe someone as touchy, you mean that they are easily upset, offended, or irritated. She is very touchy about her past... Don t be so touchy. Syn:… …   English dictionary

• touchy — touch|y [ˈtʌtʃi] adj 1.) easily becoming offended or annoyed 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 ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• subject — sub|ject1 W2S2 [ˈsʌbdʒıkt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(thing talked about)¦ 2¦(at school)¦ 3¦(in art)¦ 4¦(in a test)¦ 5¦(grammar)¦ 6¦(citizen)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin subjectus, from subicere …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• touchy — adjective 1 easily becoming offended or annoyed: Since his girlfriend left him, he s been very touchy. 2 touchy subject/question etc a subject etc that needs to be dealt with very carefully: Asking about a reporter s sources can be a touchy… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• touchy — UK [ˈtʌtʃɪ] / US adjective Word forms touchy : adjective touchy comparative touchier superlative touchiest a) becoming angry or upset very easily touchy about: Are you always so touchy about your work? b) likely to make people angry or upset… …   English dictionary

• touchy — touchily, adv. touchiness, n. /tuch ee/, adj., touchier, touchiest. 1. apt to take offense on slight provocation; irritable: He is very touchy when he s sick. 2. requiring caution, tactfulness, or expert handling; precarious; risky: a touchy… …   Universalium

• touchy — touch|y [ tʌtʃi ] adjective tending to become angry or upset very easily: touchy about: Are you always so touchy about your work? a. likely to make people angry or upset: Politics was always a touchy subject with those people. ╾ touch|i|ly adverb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• touchy — adjective (touchier; est) Date: 1605 1. marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation < he s a little touchy about his past > 2. a. of a body part acutely sensitive or irritable b. of a chemical highly explosive or inflammable 3.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• touchy — adjective 1) Arnie can be so touchy Syn: sensitive, oversensitive, hypersensitive, easily offended, thin skinned, high strung, tense; irritable, dyspeptic, tetchy, testy, crotchety, peevish, waspish, querulous, bad tempered …   Thesaurus of popular words

• subject — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 topic or person under consideration ADJECTIVE ▪ big, complex, complicated, vast ▪ simple ▪ excellent, fascinating …   Collocations dictionary

• touchy — adj. Touchy is used with these nouns: ↑subject …   Collocations dictionary