touchy
touch‧y /ˈtʌtʃi/
adjective
SYN sensitive
touchy about
She is very touchy about her past.
2. touchy subject/question etc a subject etc that needs to be dealt with very carefully, especially because it may offend people
SYN sensitive:
Asking about a reporter’s sources can be a touchy business.
—touchiness noun [uncountable]
touch‧y /ˈtʌtʃi/
adjective Word Family: adjective: touched, untouched, touching, touchy, untouchable; noun: touch, untouchable; verb: touch; adverb: touchingly
1. easily becoming offended or annoyed SYN sensitive
touchy about
2. touchy subject/question etc a subject etc that needs to be dealt with very carefully, especially because it may offend people
SYN sensitive:
—touchiness noun [uncountable]