Adjective
- 1. huffy, thin-skinned, feisty, touchy, sensitive (vs. insensitive)
- usage: quick to take offense
- 2. delicate, ticklish, touchy, difficult (vs. easy), hard
- usage: difficult to handle; requiring great tact; "delicate negotiations with the big powers";"hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"; "a touchy subject"
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