triggerish

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triggerish (comparative more triggerish, superlative most triggerish)

(rare) Likely to be triggered or set off.
- 1914, Fletcher Durell, Fundamental Sources of Efficiency, page 104:
  In other words all things are in a state of triggerish opportunity or danger.
- 1915, Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch, Nicky-Nan, Reservist, page 208:
  I didn' laugh at the moment, not bein' a triggerish chap at a joke. But it'll come in time. That's why I joined the sappers.
- 1957, Clifton Fadiman, Any Number Can Play, page 76:
  They are nervous, triggerish, energetic, and — oddly enough — physically enduring, as they must be to survive the New York, New Haven and Hartford.
- 1972, Cumbria, volume 22, numbers 1-9, page 517:
  Like many fire brigade men I have met, he is alert, very triggerish on the subject of fire risks, and warm-hearted. If the men in the Fire Service were not humane, more than anything else, they would not be in so risky an occupation.
(rare) Likely to trigger or set off something.
- 2005, Frank Sanello, Tweakers: How Crystal Meth is Ravaging Gay America, page 141:
  I found that when members of the group shared their experiences with crystal, the sex talk was 'triggerish' — i.e., it made him want to get high again and have sex.