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  • adjective superlative form of touchy: most touchy.

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Examples

  • Probably the two "touchiest" topics covered are the Germs book Don co-wrote with the late Brendan Mullen (as well as Adam Parfrey), and his feelings regarding the current incarnation of 45 Grave.

    Victim of Time Chuck Nolan 2010

  • NEW YORK (CNNMoney. com) - It is one of the touchiest issues in the health care debate: Would a government-run health plan upend the employer-based health insurance system used by 160 million Americans?

    Health care: Will 'pay or play' chase employers away? 2009

  • Asked about immigration, the touchiest topic in U.S.

    Leader Says Mexico Won't Tweak Peso Stephen Fidler 2011

  • Does Brophy think his steely votes, against the touchiest and feeliest stuff, should be off the table come election time?

    Jason Salzman: GOP Leader Decries "Touchy-Feely Mandates," Like Maternity Care Jason Salzman 2011

  • While there's no evidence that an NBA team can touch its way to victory, the two touchiest teams in the study, the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, finished the season with two of the NBA's top three records.

    Dallas's Secret Weapon: High Fives Scott Cacciola 2011

  • While there's no evidence that an NBA team can touch its way to victory, the two touchiest teams in the study, the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, finished the season with two of the NBA's top three records.

    Dallas's Secret Weapon: High Fives Scott Cacciola 2011

  • Does Brophy think his steely votes, against the touchiest and feeliest stuff, should be off the table come election time?

    Jason Salzman: GOP Leader Decries "Touchy-Feely Mandates," Like Maternity Care Jason Salzman 2011

  • But the touchiest Miami player might be veteran forward Juwan Howard, who averaged 38 high fives per 48 minutes, good for the highest rate on the Heat.

    Dallas's Secret Weapon: High Fives Scott Cacciola 2011

  • But the touchiest Miami player might be veteran forward Juwan Howard, who averaged 38 high fives per 48 minutes, good for the highest rate on the Heat.

    Dallas's Secret Weapon: High Fives Scott Cacciola 2011

  • Sometime during my first session with a new patient, usually toward the end, the touchiest subject in therapy comes up.

    MANUFACTURING DEPRESSION Gary Greenberg 2010

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