touchy
English
/ˈtʌtʃi/
adj
Definitions
- (of a situation) Extremely sensitive or volatile; easily disturbed to the point of becoming unstable; requiring caution or tactfulness.
- (of a person) Easily offended; oversensitive; ticklish.
Etymology
Suffix from English touch.
Origin
English
touch
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aftertouch English
- betouch English
- mistouch English
- multi-touch English
- multitouch English
- pretouch English
- touch English
- touch screen English
- touch-typist English
- touchability English
- touchable English
- touchbox English
- touchdown English
- toucher English
- touchest English
- toucheth English
- touchily English
- touchiness English
- touching English
- touchless English
- touchline English
- touchlogger English
- touchlogging English
- touchmark English
- touchous English
- touchpad English
- touchphone English
- touchpoint English
- touchproof English
- touchstone English
- toucht English
- touchtone English
- touchwood English
- untouch English
- untouchable English
- タッチ Japanese
- touchen Middle English
- touch
- toucht
- betouch
- toucher
- untouch
- touchily
- touching
- toucheth
- touchpad
- mistouch
- pretouch
- touchbox
- touchous
- touchest
- touchdown
- touchtone
- touchwood
- touchline
- touchmark
- touchless
- touchable
- touchpoint
- aftertouch
- multitouch
- touchproof
- touchstone
- touchphone
- touchiness
- touchlogger
- multi-touch
- untouchable
- touchlogging
- touchability
- touch-typist
- touch screen