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
CHEYENNE, Wyo.— Along with the autumn snow flurries, there is a certain touchiness in the Wyoming air among the state’s Republican establishment.
From Washington Post • Nov. 24, 2013
As to San Francisco's "touchiness" upon the subject there is this much more to be said.
From Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street by Street, Julian
