kit|tle

kit|tle
kit|tle «KIHT uhl», verb, -tled, -tling, adjective. Scottish.
–v.t.
1. to tickle.
2. Figurative. to excite pleasantly: »

Nobody among these brave English cooks can kittle up his Majesty's most sacred palate with our…Scottish dishes (Scott).

3. to puzzle.
–adj.
uncertain; risky: »

Figurative. Rob Roy…a kittle neighbor to the low country, and particularly obnoxious to his Grace (Scott).

[Middle English kityll; origin uncertain]

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