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Meaning of 'ticklish' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ticklish [ a.]
- Sensible to slight touches; easily tickled; as, the sole of the foot is very ticklish; the hardened palm of the hand is not ticklish.
- Standing so as to be liable to totter and fall at the slightest touch; unfixed; easily affected; unstable.
- Difficult; nice; critical; as, a ticklish business.

Meaning of 'ticklish' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ticklish [ s]
Meaning (1):
- difficult to handle; requiring great tact
Example in sentence:
  • a touchy subject;
  • delicate negotiations with the big powers;
  • hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter

Nearby Words:

tic tical tice ticement tichorrhine tick ticked ticken ticker ticket

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