See touchy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"word": "överkänslig"
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"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "(person) easily offended; oversensitive",
"word": "alıngan"
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"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "(person) easily offended; oversensitive",
"word": "darılgan"
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"sense": "(person) easily offended; oversensitive",
"word": "kırılgan"
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"sense": "(person) easily offended; oversensitive",
"word": "amatamàlsi"
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"text": "As to the definition of so called sober iety,^([sic]) as in clean and sober, we could use the definition the the^([sic]) National Treatment Center Study utilized in it's^([sic]) search for the truth no touchy the addictive substance for six months after treatment.",
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"ref": "2009 April 10, John Stubbings, “The best free antivirus: a comparison”, in alt.comp.freeware (Usenet), archived from the original on 06 Aug 2026:",
"text": "Shiny, shiny... show up greasy fingerprinties, must no touchy the precious, smeagles...",
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