She's really touchy about her new braces.
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Touchy
//ˈtʌt͡ʃi//
Synonyms for "touchy" (140 found)
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Related words (70)
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Adjective(4 words)
Adjective(2 words)
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2 entriesRelated terms
1 entriesderived
1 entriesderived from
1 entriesetymologically related_to
4 entriesrelated to
12 entriessimilar
3 entriesTranslations
56 translations across 18 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- նեղացկոտ adj ((person) easily offended; oversensitive)
Bulgarian
4 entries- докачлив adj ((person) easily offended; oversensitive)
- обидчив adj ((person) easily offended; oversensitive)
- раздразнителен adj ((situation) sensitive or volatile)
- чувствителен adj ((situation) sensitive or volatile)
Catalan
1 entries- susceptible adj ((person) easily offended; oversensitive)
Czech
4 entries- háklivý adj ((person) easily offended; oversensitive)
- netýkavý adj ((situation) sensitive or volatile)
- nevrlý adj ((situation) sensitive or volatile)
- podrážděný adj ((situation) sensitive or volatile)
Finnish
3 entries- arkaluonteinen adj ((situation) sensitive or volatile)
- arkatunteinen adj ((person) easily offended; oversensitive)
- herkkätunteinen adj ((person) easily offended; oversensitive)
French
2 entries- irascible adj ((situation) sensitive or volatile)
- susceptible adj ((person) easily offended; oversensitive)
German
4 entries- empfindlich adj ((situation) sensitive or volatile)
- empfindlich adj ((person) easily offended; oversensitive)
- gereizt adj ((person) easily offended; oversensitive)
- heikel adj ((situation) sensitive or volatile)
Ingrian
2 entries- arkaloontoin adj ((person) easily offended; oversensitive)
- herkkä adj ((person) easily offended; oversensitive)
Irish
1 entries- drisíneach adj ((person) easily offended; oversensitive)
Italian
4 entries- facilmente irritabile adj ((person) easily offended; oversensitive)
- irascibile adj ((person) easily offended; oversensitive)
- permaloso adj ((person) easily offended; oversensitive)
- suscettibile adj ((person) easily offended; oversensitive)
Māori
3 entries- taringa rahirahi adj ((person) easily offended; oversensitive)
- whanewhane adj ((situation) sensitive or volatile)
- āritarita adj ((person) easily offended; oversensitive)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- hårsår adj ((situation) sensitive or volatile)
- irritabel adj ((situation) sensitive or volatile)
Persian
1 entries- زود رنج adj ((person) easily offended; oversensitive)
Russian
3 entries- оби́дчивый adj ((person) easily offended; oversensitive)
- раздражи́тельный adj ((person) easily offended; oversensitive)
- чувстви́тельный adj ((situation) sensitive or volatile)
Spanish
4 entries- picajoso adj ((person) easily offended; oversensitive)
- picajón adj ((person) easily offended; oversensitive)
- quisquilloso adj ((person) easily offended; oversensitive)
- touchy adj ((situation) sensitive or volatile)
Swedish
2 entries- stingslig adj ((person) easily offended; oversensitive)
- överkänslig adj ((person) easily offended; oversensitive)
Turkish
4 entries- alıngan adj ((person) easily offended; oversensitive)
- darılgan adj ((person) easily offended; oversensitive)
- hassas adj ((situation) sensitive or volatile)
- ince adj ((situation) sensitive or volatile)
Unami
1 entries- amatamàlsi adj ((person) easily offended; oversensitive)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
On a first date, it's best to steer clear of touchy subjects.
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Tom is touchy.
Source: tatoeba (2236884)
Tom was touchy.
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