Main Entry:

tick·lish

Pronunciation:

\ˈti-k(ə-)lish\

Function:

adjective

Date:

1581

1 a: touchy, oversensitive <ticklish about his baldness> b: easily overturned <a canoe is a ticklish craft>2: requiring delicate handling <a ticklish subject>3: sensitive to tickling

— tick·lish·ly adverb

— tick·lish·ness noun