- Touchily
- Touchily \Touch"i*ly\ (t[u^]ch"[i^]*l[y^]), adv. In a touchy manner. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Touchily
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touchily — touchy ► ADJECTIVE (touchier, touchiest) 1) quick to take offence; oversensitive. 2) (of a situation or issue) requiring careful handling. DERIVATIVES touchily adverb touchiness noun. ORIGIN perhaps an alteration of … English terms dictionary
touchily — adverb in a touchy manner he touchily refused all offers to help • Derived from adjective: ↑touchy … Useful english dictionary
touchily — adverb see touchy … New Collegiate Dictionary
touchily — See touchy. * * * … Universalium
touchily — adverb In a touchy manner … Wiktionary
touchily — adv. irritably, testily, grumpily, sensitively … English contemporary dictionary
touchily — touch·i·ly … English syllables
touchily — See: touchy … English dictionary
touchy — touchily, adv. touchiness, n. /tuch ee/, adj., touchier, touchiest. 1. apt to take offense on slight provocation; irritable: He is very touchy when he s sick. 2. requiring caution, tactfulness, or expert handling; precarious; risky: a touchy… … Universalium
touchy — adjective (touchier; est) Date: 1605 1. marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation < he s a little touchy about his past > 2. a. of a body part acutely sensitive or irritable b. of a chemical highly explosive or inflammable 3.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
