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ticklish

tick·lish

ticklish

 
pronunciation:
tI klihsh
features:
Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: sensitive to tickling.
He is a ticklish boy.The bottoms of his feet are very ticklish.
similar words:
delicate, sensitive
definition 2: needing careful, sensitive treatment.
Her parents' divorce was a ticklish subject.
synonyms:
delicate
similar words:
awkward, prickly, risky, sore, tricky
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derivations: ticklishly (adv.), ticklishness (n.)
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