touch-me-not-ish

English

Etymology

From touch-me-not +‎ -ish.[1]

Adjective

touch-me-not-ish (comparative more touch-me-not-ish, superlative most touch-me-not-ish)

  1. aloof; standoffish

References
  1. “touch-me-not-ish, adj.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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