Ticklish
adj
adj ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Sensitive or susceptible to being tickled.
"She is ticklish only on her tummy and the bottoms of her feet."
- 2 Touchy, sensitive, or delicate.
"That was the funeral oration of one friend and client; and he could not help a certain apprehension lest the good name of another should be sucked down in the eddy of the scandal. It was, at least, a ticklish decision that he had to make; and self-reliant as he was by habit, he began to cherish a longing for advice."
Adjective
- 1 difficult to handle; requiring great tact wordnet
Example
More examples"Tom tried to tickle Mary, but found out she was much less ticklish than he was."
Etymology
From tickle + -ish.
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