Glum vs Touchy - What's the difference?
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(obsolete) To look sullen; to be of a sour countenance; to be glum.
(obsolete) sullenness
despondent; moody; sullen
* Thackeray
(of a situation) Extremely sensitive or volatile; easily disturbed to the point of becoming unstable; requiring caution or tactfulness.
(of a person) Easily offended; oversensitive; ticklish.
Glum is a related term of touchy.
As a noun glum
is light.As an adjective touchy is
(of a situation) extremely sensitive or volatile; easily disturbed to the point of becoming unstable; requiring caution or tactfulness.glum
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) glomen, glommen, glomben, . More at (l).Verb
(glumm)- (Hawes)
Noun
(-)- (Skelton)
Etymology 2
Probably from (etyl) . More at (l).Adjective
(glummer)- I frighten people by my glum face.
touchy
English
Adjective
(er)- It is an extremely touchy situation, with everybody's patience wearing thin.
- He can be very touchy when you talk about his cat, so be as tactful as possible.