Grabby vs Touchy - What's the difference?
grabby | touchy |
tending to grab especially rudely or needily
(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.
As adjectives the difference between grabby and touchy
is that grabby is tending to grab especially rudely or needily while touchy is extremely sensitive or volatile; easily disturbed to the point of becoming unstable; requiring caution or tactfulness.grabby
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Adjective
(er)Derived terms
* grabbinesstouchy
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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.