touchiness
Example Sentences
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The datedness of the jibe about Lacan may suggest a long-nurtured touchiness.
From The Guardian • Feb. 6, 2020
They occasionally display the level of touchiness and desire for privacy one might normally expect of, say, Blanche DuBois.
From Slate • Nov. 7, 2019
On Monday, China blocked HBO.com after comedian John Oliver ran a segment that discussed Mr. Xi’s alleged touchiness about his purported resemblance to Winnie the Pooh.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2018
Here’s another thing about this particular 55-4: It comes with a coach with an unusually low level of touchiness, and an unusually high capacity for pointing out his own errors.
From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2016
"You must feel very much amused," said a rather sour-looking man standing near by, with a peculiar touchiness as if he had been laughed at.
From Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart by Douglas, Amanda Minnie
