different between uncomfortable vs touchy
uncomfortable
English
Etymology
un- +? comfortable
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?n?k?mf.t?.b?l/, /?n?k?m.f?.t?.b?l/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?n?k?m.f?.t?.b?l/, /?n?k?mf.t?.b?l/
Adjective
uncomfortable (comparative more uncomfortable, superlative most uncomfortable)
- Not comfortable; causing discomfort.
- Experiencing discomfort.
- Uneasy or anxious.
- Put off or disgusted.
Usage notes
Although the word uncomfortable looks (etymonically) like one of its senses could be synonymous with inconsolable, it does not have that sense; the absence of that sense is simply a lexical gap. In parallel, the same is true of comfortable and consolable, as well as comfortability and consolability.
Synonyms
- ill at ease
Antonyms
- comfortable
- ergonomic
Derived terms
- uncomfortableness
- uncomfortably
Translations
uncomfortable From the web:
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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
touchy From the web:
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