tick´lish|ness

tick´lish|ness
tick|lish «TIHK lihsh», adjective.
1. sensitive to tickling: »

The bottoms of the feet are ticklish.

2. requiring careful handling; delicate; risky: »

a ticklish assignment. Telling a person his faults is a ticklish job.

SYNONYM(S): precarious.
3. a) easily upset; unstable: »

A canoe is a ticklish craft.

SYNONYM(S): unsteady, shaky. b) Figurative: »

a very proud and ticklish fellow.

SYNONYM(S): touchy.
tick´lish|ly, adverb.
tick´lish|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • tick´lish|ly — tick|lish «TIHK lihsh», adjective. 1. sensitive to tickling: »The bottoms of the feet are ticklish. 2. requiring careful handling; delicate; risky: »a ticklish assignment. Telling a person his faults is a ticklish job. SYNONYM(S): precarious. 3 …   Useful english dictionary

  • tick|lish — «TIHK lihsh», adjective. 1. sensitive to tickling: »The bottoms of the feet are ticklish. 2. requiring careful handling; delicate; risky: »a ticklish assignment. Telling a person his faults is a ticklish job. SYNONYM(S): precarious. 3 …   Useful english dictionary

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • lish — em·bel·lish; em·bel·lish·er; em·bel·lish·ment; es·tab·lish; es·tab·lish·able; es·tab·lish·er; es·tab·lish·men·tar·i·an·ism; lish; pub·lish; pub·lish·able; pub·lish·er; pub·lish·ment; sa·lish; stab·lish; jap·lish; es·tab·lish·ment;… …   English syllables

  • tick — blue·tick; fairn·tick·le; fern·tick·le; na·tick; pol·i·tick; pol·i·tick·er; tick; tick·en; tick·er·man; tick·et·er; tick·et·less; tick·ey; tick·i·ci·dal; tick·i·cide; tick·len·burg; tick·ler; tick·ly; tick·tack·toe; tick·tick; tick·tick;… …   English syllables

  • ticklishness — tick·lish·ness …   English syllables

  • ticklish — tick•lish [[t]ˈtɪk lɪʃ[/t]] adj. 1) sensitive to tickling 2) requiring delicate or tactful handling: a ticklish situation[/ex] 3) hypersensitive 4) easily upset, as a boat • Etymology: 1575–85 tick′lish•ly, adv. tick′lish•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… …   English syllables

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