Then there are the really touchy-feely questions, seemingly plucked from a personality test.
Even so, Californians are increasingly touchy about the troubles of their state.
In this section, we will tell you how much you need to tell your child about this touchy subject without confusing them.
Not to grieve a kind master, I learned to be less touchy; and, for the space of half a year, the gunpowder lay as harmless as sand, because no fire came near to explode it.
White-collar moonlighters face some touchy issues with employers.
So the Smiths (subconsciously) decided to keep the peace, and avoid the touchy topics.
That is easier to do with non-citizens than with voters, who may be touchy about their privacy being invaded.
But this is a touchy issue.
I do not see why you are so touchy.
Not to delve into touchy issues, but there's still a large — how shall I put it — spiritual question.
Child molestation is a touchy subject.
Certainly the President has grown touchy as the years have passed.
It serves the interest of both parties to argue about taxes on corporations and the wealthy because neither wants to discuss the alternative, which is where things get touchy.
She's so touchy about being able to look after herself that your offer of help may easily be taken amiss.
The army is still touchy on the subject.
But it is still a touchy issue.
Money can help, even in Silicon Valley, the home of touchy-feely corporate cultures.
Then last month, in a touchy-feely gesture not typical of Britain, David Cameron announced that the British government would start collecting figures on well-being.
As one Turkish columnist has noted, for Turkey to be so touchy about the minutiae of a congressional vote betrays weakness, not strength.