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   Tick·lish

   /ˈtik(ə)liSH/

   

   adjective

   • 1. sensitive to being tickled: "Lhasa apsos are ticklish on their feet"
   • ▪ (of a cough) characterized by persistent irritation in the throat.
   • 2. (of a situation or problem) difficult to deal with; requiring careful handling: "her skill in evading ticklish questions"
   • ▪ (of a person) easily upset: "they're rather ticklish on the subject"

   Derivatives

   • 1. ticklishly adverb
   • 2. ticklishness noun

   Scrabble Points: 17

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