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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

• 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• 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

• ticklish — tick·lish …   English syllables

• ticklishly — tick·lish·ly …   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

• ticklish — tick|lish [ˈtıklıʃ] adj 1.) someone who is ticklish laughs a lot when you tickle them 2.) [usually before noun] informal a ticklish situation or problem is difficult and must be dealt with carefully, especially because you may upset people ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• ticklish — tick|lish [ tıklıʃ ] adjective 1. ) someone who is ticklish has a strong reaction when they are tickled 2. ) INFORMAL a ticklish problem or situation is difficult to deal with without upsetting anyone …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English