pinchy /ˈpɪnt͡ʃi/ adjective2 •(informal) slightly painful, akin to being pinchedI pushed my cropped hair up and away from the back of my neck where it was pinchy and itching. — 1993 •(informal) prone or designed to pinch“I don't understand this whatchamacallit. The way it wraps all the way around. Wouldn't it be simpler if it went straight up? Hey, hand me that pinchy thing with the zapper on one end. — 2009 formspinchier · pinchiest