Definitions
difficult to handle; requiring great tact
Word origin
A variant of earlier tetchy (“cranky, easily annoyed, difficult to handle”), under influence from some senses of touch (“affect, disturb”) and simulating touch + -y.
Used in a sentence
“It is an extremely touchy situation, with everybody's patience wearing thin.”
“He can be very touchy when you talk about his estranged son, so be as tactful as possible.”
“I can assure you, Mr Hosier, that other people are much more touchy about my blindness than I am.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Easily offended”6 letters
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