ticklish

[ tik-lish ]

/ ˈtɪk lɪʃ /

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adjective

sensitive to tickling.

requiring careful or delicate handling or action; difficult or risky; dicey: a ticklish situation.

extremely sensitive; touchy: He is ticklish about being interrupted.

unstable or easily upset, as a boat; unsteady.

Origin of ticklish

First recorded in 1575–85; tickle + -ish¹

OTHER WORDS FROM ticklish

tick·lish·ly, adverbtick·lish·ness, noun

Words nearby ticklish

tickle one's fancy, tickler, tickler coil, tickler file, tickle the ivories, ticklish, tickly, Ticknor, tick off, tick over, tick paralysis

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Example sentences from the Web for ticklish

You left off in the most ticklish place possible, out of spite, I do believe.
The Depot Master|Joseph C. Lincoln
We've got a ticklish game to play yet, mind ye, so don't go a-shivering and shaking like a school-girl.
Nevermore|Rolf Boldrewood
Not far from here are the English Narrows, a passage which is a ticklish but interesting piece of navigation.
A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam'|Annie Allnut Brassey
I believe the proper way is to inject the stuff into a vein, but thats a ticklish job, and I wont attempt it.
The Gray Phantom|Herman Landon

But it would have been a ticklish and discreditable position.
Prince Ricardo of Pantouflia|Andrew Lang

British Dictionary definitions for ticklish

ticklish

/ (ˈtɪklɪʃ) /

adjective

susceptible and sensitive to being tickled

delicate or difficulta ticklish situation

easily upset or offended

Derived forms of ticklish

ticklishly, adverbticklishness, noun

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单词	ticklish
释义	ticklish [ tik-lish ] / ˈtɪk lɪʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ticklish ON THESAURUS.COM adjective sensitive to tickling. requiring careful or delicate handling or action; difficult or risky; dicey: a ticklish situation. extremely sensitive; touchy: He is ticklish about being interrupted. unstable or easily upset, as a boat; unsteady. Origin of ticklish First recorded in 1575–85; tickle + -ish¹ OTHER WORDS FROM ticklish tick·lish·ly, adverbtick·lish·ness, noun Words nearby ticklish tickle one's fancy, tickler, tickler coil, tickler file, tickle the ivories, ticklish, tickly, Ticknor, tick off, tick over, tick paralysis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ticklish You left off in the most ticklish place possible, out of spite, I do believe. The Depot Master\|Joseph C. Lincoln We've got a ticklish game to play yet, mind ye, so don't go a-shivering and shaking like a school-girl. Nevermore\|Rolf Boldrewood Not far from here are the English Narrows, a passage which is a ticklish but interesting piece of navigation. A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam'\|Annie Allnut Brassey I believe the proper way is to inject the stuff into a vein, but thats a ticklish job, and I wont attempt it. The Gray Phantom\|Herman Landon But it would have been a ticklish and discreditable position. Prince Ricardo of Pantouflia\|Andrew Lang British Dictionary definitions for ticklish ticklish / (ˈtɪklɪʃ) / adjective susceptible and sensitive to being tickled delicate or difficulta ticklish situation easily upset or offended Derived forms of ticklish ticklishly, adverbticklishness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ticklish awkward, touchy, precarious, thorny, volatile, delicate, capricious, chancy, changeable, critical, dangerous, fickle, inconstant, mercurial, nice, risky, rocky, sensitive, temperamental, trying
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ticklish

adjective

Origin of ticklish

OTHER WORDS FROM ticklish

Words nearby ticklish

Example sentences from the Web for ticklish

British Dictionary definitions for ticklish

adjective

Derived forms of ticklish

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