She had a very sweet disposition, but was a trifletouchy regarding her own independence.
You're right it's a touchy topic, right also that it has no direct bearing on the question of guilt or innocence; and I'm as anxious as you are to avoid stirring up needless emotions or side issues.
English girls so touchy that they receive a compliment upon their good looks as if it were an offense?
If I were certainly touchy and ill to please, Fräulein Sartorius, it must be owned, did not know how to apologize gracefully.
I am not a martyr to lumbago," said Mr. Pett, who was touchy on the subject.
I didn't want your step-mother to know I'd been opening doors--you remember how touchyshe was always about it so I just let it go at that and jollied them along.
With added words of touchy disgust, the well-to-do gentleman hurried away.
Sometimes, when I freely drink, it has a touchy effect on me, I have observed.
I'd have you know that the best bankrupts are always very touchy about the thoroughness of their bankruptcies.
You are never dull ortouchy without some good reason.
She did not dare anger her husband further by proposing even a chop, for she knew how touchy he was about Archie's fastidiousness; but if she could have had her own way she would have killed the fatted calf for this dearest son.
Who'd thought the major had suchtouchy kind a' feelins?
Miss Montenero, then, if truth must be told, is a little touchy on the Jewish chapter.
Mrs. Coates had warned me that Miss Montenero was touchy on the Jewish chapter, and his lordship was aware it was as the champion of the Jews that I had first been favourably represented by Jacob, and favourably received by Mr. Montenero.
I have taken pains with the dialogue, and made it as sharp and touchy as I could.
Now perhaps the Danes might be as touchy as the soldier.
It is only by exhibiting him as an audacious liar that his impertinences on the correspondent class could be tolerated, but they will surely not be touchy at being called to account by such a critic.
Well, he had me make a fire and heat the iron for him, and he branded them--last night; he was very touchy about it when I asked him what was his hurry.
Herr Steinmarc was a man who had a temper of his own, and who was a little touchy on the score of age.
Linda knew that he was touchy on the score of age, and had exaggerated her statement with the view of causing pain.
But it appeared that these were the only things that Mr. Drew was really touchy about.
Do not imagine I amtouchy on the subject," she replied quickly; "some of us are fortunate enough to have had our eyes opened.
If she can move a house and lot with her con-centration stunt, she surely should be able to move that touchy mountain savage further away from us," suggested Hippy to the discomfiture of Emma and the great amusement of her companions.
I understand they are rather touchy when it comes to outsiders penetrating their mountain preserves.
For such a touchy nature I'm certainly extraordinarily obtuse where the feelings of others are concerned," he told himself as he hooked in the latch.
If Admiral Darling smiled, it was to the landscape and the offing, for he knew that Stubbard was of rather touchy fibre, and relished no jokes unless of home production.
Carne stared fiercely, for he was of touchy temper; but he might as well have stared at a bucket of water in the hope of deranging its tranquillity.
Intensely partisan and, as usual with his class, touchy on the point of honor, he did precisely the wrong thing on every occasion where cool decision was demanded.
Like most of his confreres, he was particularly touchyon the subject of his "honor.
He doesn't mean any harm, and, if I were you, I'd knock off being so touchy about everything.
He added (187: 5) that poor Will was at present under great tribulation, for that Tom Touchy had taken the law of him for cutting some hazel sticks out of one of his hedges.
After having paid their (10) respects to Sir Roger, Will told him that Mr. Touchy and he must appeal to him upon a dispute that arose between them.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "touchy" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
