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
He told the audience that Apple would “double down” on secrecy around products — a subject of extreme touchiness for Steve Jobs.
From Washington Post ● May 31, 2012
She will soon get over her little touchiness.'
From Dorothy's Double Volume II (of 3) by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
