Adjective: touchy (touchier,touchiest) tú-chee
- Quick to take offence
"China's leaders are often too touchy before domestic audiences";
- huffy, thin-skinned, feisty, miffy [informal]
- Difficult to handle; requiring great tact
"a touchy subject";
- delicate, ticklish, tickly
Derived forms: touchiest, touchier
See also: difficult, hard, sensitive
Encyclopedia: Touchy