1. touchy - Adjective
2. touchy - Adjective Satellite
Peevish; irritable; irascible; techy; apt to take fire.
Source: Webster's dictionaryCats have no sense of humor, they have terribly inflated egos, and they are very touchy. Robert A. Heinlein
I, for my own part, had much rather people should say of me that there neither is nor ever was such a man as Plutarch, than that they should say, "Plutarch is an unsteady, fickle, froward, vindictive, and touchy fellow." Plutarch
I love driving cars, looking at them, cleaning and washing and shining them. I clean 'em inside and outside. I'm very touchy about cars. I don't want anybody leaning on them or closing the door too hard, know what I mean? Scott Baio
You're never rude,' she said, smiling, 'and I think it's good to be touchy sometimes. It means you care. Mohsin Hamid
Who's the other kid in the photo?' he asked. 'The sandy-haired guy.' Annabeth's expression tightened. Touchy subject. 'That's Luke,' she said. 'He's dead now. Rick Riordan
Those touchy mediocrities who sit trembling lest someone's work prove greater than their own - they have no inkling of the loneliness that comes when you reach the top. The loneliness for an equal - for a mind to respect and an achievement to admire. Ayn Rand