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as in sensitive
easily offended
watch what you say around him, as he's very touchy about every little thing
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as in difficult
requiring exceptional skill or caution in performance or handling
money is a touchy subject for many people and shouldn't be discussed casually
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as in combustible
capable of catching or being set on fire
the experiment involves the use of some touchy chemicals, so caution is required
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Recent Examples of touchy
Other subjects are touchier, including the sport’s fast-approaching labor war.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
But with stocks trading near record highs, markets are a little touchy.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
For the past couple of years, the housing market has been a touchy subject for many Americans.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
If money or chores feel touchy with someone at home, don’t try to fix everything at once.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
But with stocks trading near record highs, markets are a little touchy.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
For the past couple of years, the housing market has been a touchy subject for many Americans.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
If money or chores feel touchy with someone at home, don’t try to fix everything at once.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for touchy
Adjective
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The Moon in your sensitive 8th house is squaring Venus in your aspirational 11th house, potentially inciting irritation at the intersection of individual privacy and group plans.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Apr. 2026
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Analysts say the government of Nigeria may feel a papal visit may be too sensitive at this time.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2026
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Such claims of penury, however, were difficult to square with certain facts.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Over time, my relationship with my wife has become very difficult.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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Moreno-Gama was being held Monday in the San Francisco County Jail on various state charges, including possession or manufacture of combustible material or an incendiary device and arson.—
Juan Lozano,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
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With these two planets meeting in Aries — the first sign of the zodiac — the synergy is a combustible mix of courage and spirit.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Perhaps through feeling more irritable, more anxious, or wanting to isolate.—
Joy Harden Bradford,
AJC.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Had my symptoms maybe been put down to irritable bowel, for example, that could’ve been ongoing and ongoing and ongoing for a much longer period of time.—
Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
2 Apr. 2026
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As the inspirational Moon glides into your 7th House of Allies, your expressive nature invites connection, and your generous spirit lightens tough conversations.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Apr. 2026
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One factor is that the Highlanders, a Division 3 team, haven’t faced the toughest schedule.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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There’s also really great parenting body horror in the show, like when Bodhi has explosive diarrhea into your mouth.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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The result is wage compression at the bottom and explosive wealth creation at the top — with the upper-middle class caught awkwardly in between, statistically thriving but existentially anxious.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Both shows feature fish-out-of-water scenarios and Levy as a tetchy gay man with a difficult sister—though Nicky has two of those, not just one.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2026
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Edgily eager to shoot their scenes and get a move on with their acting lives, the increasingly tetchy trio are stuck in virtual drydock as all actual moviemaking has drained away.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
10 Mar. 2026
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Administration officials previously told CBS News that some of the aggressive tactics used by ICE and Border Patrol agents had become politically problematic.—
Julia Ingram,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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And no one ever will again, because Heathers is a (wonderfully) problematic time capsule.—
Debby Wolfinsohn,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Touchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touchy. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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