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oversensitive", "word": "докачлив" }, { "_dis1": "12 87 1", "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "obidčiv", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "обидчив" }, { "_dis1": "12 87 1", "code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "susceptible" }, { "_dis1": "12 87 1", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "vztahovačný" }, { "_dis1": "12 87 1", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "urážlivý" }, { "_dis1": "12 87 1", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "háklivý" }, { "_dis1": "12 87 1", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "herkkätunteinen" }, { "_dis1": "12 87 1", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "arkatunteinen" }, { "_dis1": "12 87 1", "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "susceptible" }, { "_dis1": "12 87 1", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "easily offended; 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oversensitive", "word": "facilmente irritabile" }, { "_dis1": "12 87 1", "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "suscettibile" }, { "_dis1": "12 87 1", "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "irascibile" }, { "_dis1": "12 87 1", "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "taringa rahirahi" }, { "_dis1": "12 87 1", "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "āritarita" }, { "_dis1": "12 87 1", "code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "zud-ranj", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "زود رنج" }, { "_dis1": "12 87 1", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "obídčivyj", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "оби́дчивый" }, { "_dis1": "12 87 1", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "razdražítelʹnyj", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "раздражи́тельный" }, { "_dis1": "12 87 1", "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "quisquilloso" }, { "_dis1": "12 87 1", "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "picajoso" }, { "_dis1": "12 87 1", "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "picajón" }, { "_dis1": "12 87 1", "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "stingslig" }, { "_dis1": "12 87 1", "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "överkänslig" }, { "_dis1": "12 87 1", "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "alıngan" }, { "_dis1": "12 87 1", "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "darılgan" } ] }, { "antonyms": [ { "word": "untouchy" } ], "categories": [], "glosses": [ "Inclined to engage in physical touch." ], "id": "en-touchy-en-adj-Z9TAGQuq", "links": [ [ "physical", "physical" ], [ "touch", "touch" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(informal) Inclined to engage in physical touch." ], "synonyms": [ { "word": "touchy-feely" } ], "tags": [ "informal" ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/ˈtʌt͡ʃi/" }, { "rhymes": "-ʌtʃi" }, { "audio": "en-us-touchy.ogg", "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/51/En-us-touchy.ogg/En-us-touchy.ogg.mp3", "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/En-us-touchy.ogg", "tags": [ "US" ], "text": "Audio (US)" } ], "word": "touchy" }
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oversensitive", "word": "նեղացկոտ" }, { "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "dokačliv", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "докачлив" }, { "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "obidčiv", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "обидчив" }, { "code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "susceptible" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "vztahovačný" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "urážlivý" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "háklivý" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "herkkätunteinen" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "arkatunteinen" }, { "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "susceptible" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "gereizt" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "reizbar" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "übelnehmerisch" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "empfindlich" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "tags": [ "colloquial" ], "word": "zickig" }, { "code": "izh", "lang": "Ingrian", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "herkkä" }, { "code": "izh", "lang": "Ingrian", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "arkaloontoin" }, { "code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "drisíneach" }, { "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "permaloso" }, { "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "facilmente irritabile" }, { "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "suscettibile" }, { "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "irascibile" }, { "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "taringa rahirahi" }, { "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "āritarita" }, { "code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "zud-ranj", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "زود رنج" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "obídčivyj", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "оби́дчивый" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "razdražítelʹnyj", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "раздражи́тельный" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "quisquilloso" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "picajoso" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "picajón" }, { "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "stingslig" }, { "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "överkänslig" }, { "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "alıngan" }, { "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "easily offended; oversensitive", "word": "darılgan" } ], "word": "touchy" }
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