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toughy
English
Noun
toughy (plural toughies)
- Alternative form of toughie
toughy From the web:
touchy
English
Etymology
From a later variant of tachy, techy, teachie, tetchy, simulating touch +? -y. More at tetchy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t?t?i/
- Rhymes: -?t?i
Adjective
touchy (comparative touchier, superlative touchiest)
- (of a situation) Extremely sensitive or volatile; easily disturbed to the point of becoming unstable; requiring caution or tactfulness.
- It is an extremely touchy situation, with everybody's patience wearing thin.
- (of a person) Easily offended; oversensitive; ticklish.
- He can be very touchy when you talk about his cat, so be as tactful as possible.
Related terms
- touchy-feely
Translations
See also
- tetchy
- touch and go
Anagrams
- couthy
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