TOUCHY in a Sentence
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Example sentences for TOUCHY, such as:
1. When I rejected that as nonsense, he accused me of being touchy.
2. But, if you be ashamed of your touchiness, you must ask pardon, mind, when she comes in.
3. They are touchy on the subject of religion and you have to pick your words carefully when talking about it.
2. But, if you be ashamed of your touchiness, you must ask pardon, mind, when she comes in.
3. They are touchy on the subject of religion and you have to pick your words carefully when talking about it.
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Meanings and Examples of TOUCHY
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touchy
a. tending to take offense with slight cause; oversensitive; requiring special tact or skill in handling
Classic Sentence:
1 Not to grieve a kind master, I learned to be less touchy; and, for the space of half a year, the gunpowder lay as harmless as sand, because no fire came near to explode it.
2 His heart was sore and bewildered at Suellen's conduct and his vanity, the shy, touchy vanity of a middle-aged bachelor who knows himself to be unattractive to women, was deeply wounded.
3 At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Gregor's room was for her and her alone.
4 But, if you be ashamed of your touchiness, you must ask pardon, mind, when she comes in.
Example Sentence:
1 When I rejected that as nonsense, he accused me of being touchy.
2 They are touchy on the subject of religion and you have to pick your words carefully when talking about it.