untouchy

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adjective

Not inclined to engage in physical touch.

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Meanings

adjectiveuntouchy (comparative more untouchy, superlative most untouchy)

comparative more untouchy · superlative most untouchy

  1. informalNot inclined to engage in physical touch.

    We live in a very untouchy society, and yet touch is so comforting and therapeutic.

    2012, Katharine Graves, The Hypnobirthing Book, page 82
  2. informalNot easily offended.

    Russell was admirably untouchy about such matters.

    2013, Nicholas Griffin, The Selected Letters of Bertrand Russell, volume 1, page 292

Origin

From un- + touchy.

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APA

untouchy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untouchy

MLA

“untouchy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untouchy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “untouchy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untouchy.

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