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    touchy

    US /ˈtʌtʃi/

    ・

    UK /'tʌtʃɪ/

    C1
    adj.AdjectiveTaking offense easily; easily angered
    The boss can be very touchy so you have to be careful what you say around him
    adj.Adjective(Of an issue) needing careful handling; sensitive
    This is too touchy an issue to address here

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    The Worst Airline Experiences - Key & Peele

    17:50The Worst Airline Experiences - Key & Peele
    • Don't you just wish in your heart of hearts some Terry would come up in here trying some grab baths and the touchy-feely.

      Don't you just wish in your heart of hearts some Terry would come up in here trying some grab baths and the touchy-feely.

    • so? Don't you just wish in your heart of hearts some Terry would come up in here trying some grab-ass and the touchy-feely?

      so? Don't you just wish in your heart of hearts some Terry would come up in here trying some grab-ass and the touchy-feely?

    B1

    Don't Allow Your Life To Be Controlled By These 5 Things (Lyric Video)

    05:24Don't Allow Your Life To Be Controlled By These 5 Things (Lyric Video)
    • This is a touchy subject but you, gotta admit some people seem to need another to feel complete.

      This is a touchy subject but you, gotta admit some people seem to need another to feel complete.

    • This is a touchy subject, but you gotta admit, some people seem to need another to feel complete.

      This is a touchy subject, but you gotta admit, some people seem to need another to feel complete.

    A2

    Tuesdays with Morrie (1999) - 9/11

    09:48Tuesdays with Morrie (1999) - 9/11
    • You think it's just touchy-feely stuff, huh?

      You think it's just touchy-feely stuff, huh?

    • You think it's just touchy-feely stuff, huh?

      You think it's just touchy-feely stuff, huh?

    A2

    元FBI捜査官なら、カップルを見て交際期間を当てられる?| WIRED Japan

    14:07元FBI捜査官なら、カップルを見て交際期間を当てられる?| WIRED Japan
    • I almost put five years for this one just because they seem so touchy.

      I almost put five years for this one just because they seem so touchy.

    • I almost put 5 years for this one just because they seem so touchy.

      I almost put 5 years for this one just because they seem so touchy.

    A2

    Young Dracula - BBC Series - Season 4 Ep 12 "Cuckoo in the Nest"

    28:26Young Dracula - BBC Series - Season 4 Ep 12 "Cuckoo in the Nest"
    • It wasn't so touchy this morning.

      It wasn't so touchy this morning.

    • -Everybody's so touchy this morning.

      -Everybody's so touchy this morning.

    B1

    Muslims Outraged Over Katy Perry Video

    03:30Muslims Outraged Over Katy Perry Video
    • That's why they get that touchy.

      That's why they get that touchy.

    • actually believe in it that's why they get that touchy

      actually believe in it that's why they get that touchy

    B1

    Vocabulary to talk about your feelings in English: anger, fear, and confusion

    15:53Vocabulary to talk about your feelings in English: anger, fear, and confusion
    • "Touchy" is similar. You touch... To touch. "Touchy" means like "prickly", you just say one thing

      "Touchy" is similar. You touch... To touch. "Touchy" means like "prickly", you just say one thing

    • Touchy is similar.

      Touchy is similar.

    A2

    Away We Happened - Ep 4

    07:21Away We Happened - Ep 4
    • but I try not to bring it up because... it's a touchy subject.

      but I try not to bring it up because... it's a touchy subject.

    • Well, he did put on a little bit of weight since he's been with me, but, uh, try not to bring it up 'cause it's a touchy subject.

      Well, he did put on a little bit of weight since he's been with me, but, uh, try not to bring it up 'cause it's a touchy subject.

    A1

    National Geographic - The Great Wall of China - Documentary

    44:59National Geographic - The Great Wall of China - Documentary
    • Their dog are high challenge you [were] you another Paula [only] all [touchy] you are so that?

      Their dog are high challenge you [were] you another Paula [only] all [touchy] you are so that?

    B1

    5 of the World's Most Dangerous Chemicals

    10:455 of the World's Most Dangerous Chemicals
    • Even the smallest possible loadings in shock and friction tests led to explosive decomposition." To give you a list of how touchy this stuff is, here's a list of things that make azidoazide explode: moving it, touching it, dispersing it in solution, leaving it undisturbed on a glass plate, exposing it to bright light, exposing it to x-rays, putting it in a spectrometer, turning on the spectrometer, and

      Even the smallest possible loadings in shock and friction tests led to explosive decomposition." To give you a list of how touchy this stuff is, here's a list of things that make azidoazide explode: moving it, touching it, dispersing it in solution, leaving it undisturbed on a glass plate, exposing it to bright light, exposing it to x-rays, putting it in a spectrometer, turning on the spectrometer, and

    • To give you a list of how touchy this stuff is,

      To give you a list of how touchy this stuff is,

    B2