the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The quality or state of being touchy; peevishness; irritability; irascibility.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The character of being touchy; peevishness; irritability; irascibility.
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n. feeling easily irritated
Word Usage
"There is a disease called "touchiness" -- a disease which, in spite of its innocent name, is one of the gravest sources of restlessness in the world."