touchily
adverb
uk/ˈtʌtʃ.əl.i/us/ˈtʌtʃ.əl.i/in a way thatshowssomeone iseasilyoffendedorupset:
易因小事生气或发怒地Veryfirmlyand touchily, hedeclinedtocomment.他非常坚定和敏感地拒绝发表评论。
Theparrotsaton thedeckgrumpilythrough thejourney,remainingtouchilyunsociable.鹦鹉在旅途中脾气暴躁地坐在栖架上,保持敏感的冷漠。
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touchy
- Hefailedtoscoreon hisdebut, something heseemedtouchilyawareof.
- "You mustaskmyhusbandabout that," she said touchily.
- Hejingledthecoinsamomentin hispalm,glancingat her touchily.
Bad-tempered
- argumentative
- bad-tempered
- be hell on wheelsidiom
- be like a bear with a sore headidiom
- be spoiling for a fightidiom
- grumpily
- grumpiness
- grumpy
- have a short fuseidiom
- hell
- petulance
- petulant
- petulantly
- pugnacious
- pugnacity
- surliness
- testily
- testiness
- testy
- tetchily