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