Definitions for ticklishˈtɪk lɪʃ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
tick•lishˈtɪk lɪʃ(adj.)
sensitive to tickling.
requiring delicate or tactful handling:
a ticklish situation.
hypersensitive.
easily upset, as a boat.
Origin of ticklish:
1575–85
tick′lish•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
delicate, ticklish, touchy(adj)
difficult to handle; requiring great tact
"delicate negotiations with the big powers";"hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"; "a touchy subject"
Wiktionary
ticklish(Adjective)
Sensitive or susceptible to being tickled.
She is ticklish only on her tummy and the bottoms of her feet.
ticklish(Adjective)
Touchy, sensitive, or delicate.
That is a ticklish problem, so proceed carefully.
Webster Dictionary
Ticklish(adj)
sensible to slight touches; easily tickled; as, the sole of the foot is very ticklish; the hardened palm of the hand is not ticklish
Ticklish(adj)
standing so as to be liable to totter and fall at the slightest touch; unfixed; easily affected; unstable
Ticklish(adj)
difficult; nice; critical; as, a ticklish business
Translations for ticklish
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- kielierigAfrikaans

- مُفْرِط في الحَساسِيَه عند الدَّغْدَغَهArabic

- който има гъделBulgarian

- que tem cócegasPortuguese (BR)

- lechtivýCzech

- kitzligGerman

- kildenDanish

- που γαργαλιέται εύκολαGreek

- cosquilloso, que tiene cosquillasSpanish

- kõdikartlikEstonian

- قلقلکیFarsi

- kutiavaFinnish

- chatouilleuxFrench

- רַגִיש לדִגדוּגHebrew

- गुलगुलिया, गुदगुदियाHindi

- škakljivCroatian

- csiklandósHungarian

- penggeliIndonesian

- kitlinnIcelandic

- (che soffre il solletico)Italian

- くすぐったがるJapanese

- 간지럼을 잘 타는Korean

- bijantis kutulioLithuanian

- kutelīgs, jutīgs uz kutināšanuLatvian

- penggeliMalay

- kitteligDutch

- kilenNorwegian

- łaskotliwyPolish

- que tem cócegasPortuguese

- gâdiliciosRomanian

- боящийся щекоткиRussian

- šteklivýSlovak

- žgečkljivSlovenian

- golicljivSerbian

- kittligSwedish

- จั๊กจี้Thai

- kolay gıdıklananTurkish

- 怕癢的Chinese (Trad.)

- той, що боїться лоскотуUkrainian

- جسے گدگدي لگتي ہوUrdu

- dễ cười, hay cườiVietnamese

- 怕呵痒的Chinese (Simp.)

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