touchy 
/ˈtʌtʃi/ adjective
touch·i·er; touch·i·est /ˈtʌtʃi/ adjective [also more touchy; most touchy] 1 : easily hurt or upset by the things that people think or say about you : sensitive
▪ Don't be so touchy. I was just kidding. — often + about ▪ He's a little touchy about his weight. [=he tends to get upset if you say anything about his weight] 2 : likely to cause people to become upset
▪ a touchy subject
▪ Don't be so touchy. I was just kidding. — often + about ▪ He's a little touchy about his weight. [=he tends to get upset if you say anything about his weight]
▪ a touchy subject
— touch·i·ness /ˈtʌtʃinəs/ noun [noncount]
/ˈtʌtʃinəs/ noun [noncount]
