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tick·lish
ticklish
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- pronunciation:
- tI
klihsh
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
sensitive to tickling.
- similar words:
- delicate, sensitive
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definition 2: |
requiring care and tact in handling; risky or delicate.
a ticklish negotiation- synonyms:
- delicate, sensitive, touchy
- similar words:
- awkward, prickly, risky, sore, sticky, thorny, tricky
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definition 3: |
easily annoyed or offended; touchy.
- synonyms:
- hypersensitive, oversensitive, testy, thin-skinned, touchy
- similar words:
- irascible, irritable, peevish, prickly, sensitive, short-tempered, temperamental
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related words: |
precarious |
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derivations: |
ticklishly (adv.), ticklishness (n.) |
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