ticklish
adjective
tick·lish
ˈti-k(ə-)lish
1
: sensitive to tickling
2
: requiring delicate handling
a ticklish subject
3
a
: touchy, oversensitive
ticklish about his baldness
b
: easily overturned
a canoe is a ticklish craft
ticklishly
adverb
ticklishness
noun
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