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Touchiness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The property of being touchy. uncountable, usually

    "The engine seemed a little sensitive to wet rails, and in consequence the uphill work was not so good north of Dundee as it had been earlier. But I have noted this same "touchiness" on the part of the "A4s", and other modern British 4-6-2s, so that in this respect No. 2006 proved no exception."

  2. 2
    feeling easily irritated wordnet

Etymology

From touchy + -ness.

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