ticklish
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ticklish
- /ˈtɪk(ə)lɪʃ/ UK
adjective more ticklish · most ticklish
- Sensitive or susceptible to being tickled. She is ticklish only on her tummy and the bottoms of her feet.
- Touchy, sensitive, or delicate. That was the funeral oration of one friend and client; and he could not help a certain apprehension lest the good name of another should be sucked down in the eddy of the scandal. It was, at least, a ticklish decision that he had to make; and self-reliant as he was by habit, he began to cherish a lo
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adj sensitive or susceptible to tickling
| Español | cosquilloso |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | くすぐったい kusuguttai |
| 中文 | 怕癢 /怕痒 pàyǎng, 怕老婆 pàlǎopó |
| Português | coceguento, cosquento |
| Français | chatouilleux |
| Deutsch | kitzlig, kitzelig |
| Italiano | solleticoso |
| Русский | чувстви́тельный к щеко́тке čuvstvítelʹnyj k ščekótke, боя́щийся щеко́тки bojáščijsja ščekótki |
adj delicate
| Deutsch | brenzlig, heikel, kitzlig |
|---|---|
| Русский | щекотли́вый ščekotlívyj, делика́тный delikátnyj |
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@misc{ticklish_2026,
title = {ticklish},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ticklish},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
