• Peevish; irritable; irascible; techy; apt to take fire.[Colloq.]It may be said of Dryden that he was at no time touchy about personalattacks. Saintsbury.


    Touchy meaning & definition 1 of Touchy.


  • A person who:
    a)is sensitive
    b)takes things personally/literally.
    c)a person who can't take a joke

    Touchy meaning & definition 2 of Touchy.


  • touch•y/ˈtəCHē/Adjective

    (of a person) Someone who is oversensitive or abnormally irritable: “Rusty busted an old man’s hip after he referred to his phone as a toy”.
    (of an issue or situation) Must be handled with kid gloves; delicate topic: “Rusty’s phone company placed a data limit on his account”.

    Touchy meaning & definition 3 of Touchy.


  • When a person [gets] [curious] of something and they [touch it].

    Touchy meaning & definition 4 of Touchy.


  • Easily upset or offended; oversensitive.

    Touchy meaning & definition 5 of Touchy.

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