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touchy(adjective, kind, soft, easy, gentle)
29
difficult(adjective, hard, delicate, tender, lively)
16
irritable(adjective, delicate, cross, passionate, anxious)
16
emotional(adjective, kind, moving, soft, gentle)
16
susceptible(adjective, open, weak, moving, friendly)
12
excitable(adjective, upset, moving, energetic, passionate)
11
nervous(adjective, moving, anxious, worried, emotional)
11
volatile(adjective, delicate, passionate, anxious, nervous)
10
temperamental(adjective, moving, delicate, nervous, emotional)
8
edgy(adjective, anxious, nervous, tense, restless)
8
irascible(adjective, delicate, cross, nervous, emotional)
8
quick(adjective, understanding, keen, sharp, obscure)
8
thin-skinned(adjective, hurt, weak, gentle, delicate)
7
high-strung(adjective, passionate, lively, anxious, nervous)
7
hot-tempered(adjective, nervous, emotional, restless, volatile)
7
quick-tempered(adjective, upset, delicate, cross, nervous)
6
cranky(adjective, delicate, tricky, volatile)
6
petulant(adjective, delicate, cross, passionate, unstable)
6
skittish(adjective, anxious, nervous, worried, tense)
6
testy(adjective, delicate, cross, nervous, emotional)
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