Touchily (Adverb)
Meaning
In a touchy manner; "he touchily refused all offers to help".
Examples
- She responded touchily to the question about her past, clearly not wanting to discuss it.
- He touchily refused all offers to help, insisting he could handle the task alone.
- The artist touchily defended her work against the critic's harsh review.
- The politician touchily denied any involvement in the scandal, despite the mounting evidence.
- She touchily reacted to the suggestion that she was not doing her job well.