Touchy has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Adjective
2
difficult to handle; requiring great tact
"delicate negotiations with the big powers"
"hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"
"a touchy subject"
3
Extremely sensitive or volatile; easily disturbed to the point of becoming unstable; requiring caution or tactfulness.
Example Sentences
"delicate negotiations with the big powers"
adjective
"hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"
adjective
"a touchy subject"
adjective