touchiness
1Touchiness — Touch i*ness (t[u^]ch [i^]*n[e^]s), n. The quality or state of being touchy; peevishness; irritability; irascibility. [1913 Webster] …
2touchiness — 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 …
3touchiness — noun see touchy …
4touchiness — See touchily. * * * …
5touchiness — noun The property of being touchy …
6touchiness — touch·i·ness || tÊŒtʃɪnɪs n. irritableness, grumpiness, sensitiveness …
7touchiness — n. Peevishness, snappishness, testiness, irritability, irascibility, petulance, fretfulness, spleen, pettishness …
8touchiness — adj 1. tetchiness, testiness, irritability, edginess, snappishness, nervousness; irascibility, cholericness, petulance, Rare. petulancy; grouchiness, grumpiness, crankiness, crabbiness, crotchetiness, crossness, crabbedness; churlishness,… …
9touchiness — touch·i·ness …
10touchiness — See: touchy …
