touchiness
91touchy — [tuch′ē] adj. touchier, touchiest [ TOUCH + Y2: also ( TOUCHY sense 1) altered < TECHY] 1. easily offended; oversensitive; irritable 2. sensitive to touch; easily irritated, as a part of the body …
92crossness — noun 1. an irritable petulant feeling • Syn: ↑irritability, ↑fretfulness, ↑fussiness, ↑peevishness, ↑petulance, ↑choler • Derivationally related forms: ↑petulant ( …
93fretfulness — noun an irritable petulant feeling • Syn: ↑irritability, ↑crossness, ↑fussiness, ↑peevishness, ↑petulance, ↑choler • Derivationally related forms: ↑petulant ( …
94fussiness — noun 1. an irritable petulant feeling • Syn: ↑irritability, ↑crossness, ↑fretfulness, ↑peevishness, ↑petulance, ↑choler • Derivationally related forms: ↑petulant ( …
95irritability — noun 1. an irritable petulant feeling (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑crossness, ↑fretfulness, ↑fussiness, ↑peevishness, ↑petulance, ↑choler • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
96peevishness — noun 1. a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger his temper was well known to all his employees • Syn: ↑temper, ↑biliousness, ↑irritability, ↑pettishness, ↑snappishness, ↑surliness • De …
97petulance — noun an irritable petulant feeling (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑irritability, ↑crossness, ↑fretfulness, ↑fussiness, ↑peevishness, ↑choler • Derivationally related forms: ↑p …
98thin-skinned — adjective quick to take offense • Syn: ↑huffy, ↑feisty, ↑touchy • Similar to: ↑sensitive • Derivationally related forms: ↑touchiness (for: ↑ …
99touchy — adj. (touchier, touchiest) apt to take offence; over sensitive. Derivatives: touchily adv. touchiness n. Etymology: perh. alt. of TETCHY after TOUCH …
