Spiteful vs Touchy - What's the difference?
spiteful | touchy | Related terms |
Filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to vex, annoy, or injure; malignant; malicious
(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.
Spiteful is a related term of touchy.
As adjectives the difference between spiteful and touchy
is that spiteful is filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to vex, annoy, or injure; malignant; malicious while touchy is (of a situation) extremely sensitive or volatile; easily disturbed to the point of becoming unstable; requiring caution or tactfulness.spiteful
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(Webster 1913)Alternative forms
* spightful (obsolete) * spightfull (obsolete) * spitefull (archaic)Adjective
(en adjective)External links
* *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.