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Meaning of "touchily" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TOUCHILY

touchily  [ˈtʌtʃɪlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOUCHILY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Touchily is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES TOUCHILY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of touchily in the English dictionary

The definition of touchily in the dictionary is in an oversensitive manner. Other definition of touchily is in a manner that needs to be dealt with carefully and in a sensitive way, because it might upset or offend people.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TOUCHILY


bitchily
ˈbɪtʃɪlɪ
blotchily
ˈblɒtʃɪlɪ
botchily
ˈbɒtʃɪlɪ
bunchily
ˈbʌntʃɪlɪ
chile
ˈtʃɪlɪ
chili
ˈtʃɪlɪ
chilli
ˈtʃɪlɪ
chilly
ˈtʃɪlɪ
grouchily
ˈɡraʊtʃɪlɪ
hitchily
ˈhɪtʃɪlɪ
patchily
ˈpætʃɪlɪ
peachily
ˈpiːtʃɪlɪ
preachily
ˈpriːtʃɪlɪ
punchily
ˈpʌntʃɪlɪ
raunchily
ˈrɔːntʃɪlɪ
scratchily
ˈskrætʃɪlɪ
sketchily
ˈskɛtʃɪlɪ
snatchily
ˈsnætʃɪlɪ
starchily
ˈstɑːtʃɪlɪ
twitchily
ˈtwɪtʃɪlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOUCHILY

touch-typist
touchable
touchableness
touchback
touchdown
touched
toucher
touchhole
touchier
touchiest
touchiness
touching
touchingly
touchingness
touchless
touchline
touchline ban
touchmark
touchpad
touchpaper

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOUCHILY

crunchily
gushily
healthily
kvetchily
lengthily
mushily
pitchily
pithily
praiseworthily
scripophily
shily
slouchily
stealthily
techily
tetchily
toothily
trashily
unhealthily
unworthily
worthily

Synonyms and antonyms of touchily in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «touchily» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOUCHILY

Find out the translation of touchily to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of touchily from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «touchily» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

touchily
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Touchily
570 millions of speakers

English

touchily
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

touchily
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإنفعال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обидчиво
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

touchily
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

touchily
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

touchily
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dengan mudah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

touchily
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

touchily
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

touchily
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Banget
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

touchily
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

touchily
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्पर्शाने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

touchily
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

touchily
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

touchily
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ображено
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

touchily
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

touchily
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kittelorig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

touchily
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

touchily
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of touchily

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOUCHILY»

The term «touchily» is normally little used and occupies the 118.312 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TOUCHILY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «touchily» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «touchily» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about touchily

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOUCHILY»

Discover the use of touchily in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to touchily and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Dictionary of the Lithuanian and English Languages in Two ...
Toryism (to'ri-iz'm), ». torizmas: toriij mokinimai, principai. Touchily Toss (tös), T.a. mëtyti; blaäkyti: mesti augstyn; bloksti; purtyti; kratyti; stumdyti; judinti; neduoti ramumo: daryti neramiu; to — off, greitai is- gerti; praryti. | т.п. blaskytis; më- tytis.
Antanas Lalis, 1915
2
A smaller English dictionary
TOUCHILY. 40* TRACTION with; to move: to soften; to mark slightly; to make an impression on; to play on; to influence by impulse; to impel forcibly; to treat slightly; to alllict or distress.— vi. To come or be in contact; to take effect; to treat of  ...
John Ogilvie, Richard Cull, 1872
3
Dictionary of the English and German Languages
JUeintgleit J Did. ; it mi a near - es mat ganj nabe. touchily [rutfcb'i-li] ado. «. touchy. touchiness, [tutfd)'i-nej>] s. empfinblidj, leit, Siei jbarfeit f. touching [tutfcb' ing] ppr. berflbrenb, be« tteffenb, in betreff; a. (-ly ado.) rübtenb; ». Berühren; « Befitbt ...
Friedrich Köhler, 1894
4
Chambers concise dictionary
2 colloq slightly mad. touch-hole >na small hole in a cannon or gun where the charge can be lit. touchily, touchiness see underTOUCHY touching >adj causing feelings of pity or sympathy; moving • a touching story about a poor orphan. > prep ...
Ian Brookes, 2004
5
The Bazaar and Other Stories
“It's the stuffy night.” “Well, it would get close; there's not much room to turn round. I don't know how you manage, you and your mother.” “We like it all right,” she said touchily. “Oh, you've got it all very nice; I don't say you haven't,” said Sydney,  ...
Elizabeth Bowen, Allan Hepburn, 2008
6
Heroes: A History of Hero Worship
Neither of these stories has any known historical basis, but the facts of Rodrigo Díaz's career suggest that he may have resembled this turbulent, touchily proud fictional hero rather more closely than he did the alternative image of a servant ...
Lucy Hughes-Hallett, 2010
7
Kinship in Bali
Balinese, commoner as well as gentry, has a title of some sort for which he proudly, even touchily, demands proper recognition. But, though titles are treated with utmost seriousness, there are extensive areas of social life which are unaffected ...
Hildred Geertz, 1978
8
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
"No," said the latter, touchily, "I am not agreed. I have been waiting for 'ee to bide and keep house while I go to fetch him. ' ' "I'll go." "Oh no, Tess. You see, it would be no use." Tess did not expostulate. She knew what her mother's objection ...
Thomas Hardy, 1919
9
The Idiot (Vintage Classics)
... he had already hinted more than once at the advantages of English boxing; in short, he turned out to be a pure Westernizer.43 At the word “boxing," the fist gentleman merely smiled scornfully and touchily, and without condescending, for his ...
Fyodor Dostoevsky, 2012
10
Do-It-Yourself BIBLE PROPHECY KIT!
Obstruct touchily obscured sweeter soreness. Sweeties stun rust-colored botchery obscures. Sorcerously obstructed not. Cherub's sweeties. Wisest touchers better nocuously crossbreed. Twitterer obsesses nocuously crude botchers.
J. Smith

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOUCHILY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term touchily is used in the context of the following news items.
1
10 largely forgotten UK sci-fi sitcoms
Some have touchily interpreted the comedy as Neale's swiping at UFO conspiracy theorists and sci-fi fans, with whom his BBC work would presumably have ... «Den Of Geek, Jul 15»
2
Designer Denim vs. Bargain Blue Jeans: Can You Tell the Difference?
Bargain, lower quality fabric with a low stitch count more likely to tear and touchily have lower distressing quality or not at all. Your typical $0 pair of jeans are ... «ABC News, Jul 15»
3
De Blasio On The Daily Show: Shootings Are Up Because Economic …
... should be paying more attention to the out-of-state gun shops and runners supplying weapons to local gangs, an issue de Blasio noted was touchily political. «Gothamist, Jun 15»
4
Alcohol giants are part of the problem - not the solution
Except it is part-funded by Diageo and, oddly enough for an organisation touchily insisting on its independence, a director of the drinks giant sits on its board. «Irish Independent, Mar 15»
5
Moazzam Begg: it's the FBI, the CIA and MI5 who should be …
A gas fire burned in the grate, and from the mantelpiece hung a black flag decorated with Arabic calligraphy: “Nothing suspicious,” Begg said, slightly touchily. «New Statesman, Feb 15»
6
Dr. Phil's 20 Foods to Eat to Lose Weight
These are fake hunger where your mind is telling you you're hungry and you're not and habit hunger, you eat because this is when you touchily eat. Not even ... «ABC News, Feb 15»
7
My first cruise: learning the art of effortless indulgence
“We are fully ILO compliant, they regularly come on board to check on our staff welfare and conditions,” said the officer, touchily. “In fact we're subject to way ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 14»
8
There's no limit to the ambition of George Osborne's protégé …
BBC executive Ric Bailey responds touchily: 'He is the best broadcaster in the country. Is that a good enough reason?' At the Beeb, dissing the Dimblebums is ... «Daily Mail, Oct 14»
9
2014 Infiniti Q70 3.7 review notes
Sport transforms the throttle into behaving more touchily than a couple in the lull of a shouting match -- but at speed, the car settles down and the throttle ... «AutoWeek, Aug 14»
10
Tina's pregnancy test result is revealed
Leanne touchily claims that Nick should mind his own business. Also, Mary looks on admiringly as an energised Norris pumps iron in the gym. Finally, Peter ... «Digital Spy UK, Mar 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Touchily [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/touchily>. Apr 2024 ».
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