TICKLISH


Meaning of TICKLISH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈti-k(ə-)lish ]

adjective

Date: 1581

1.

a. : touchy , oversensitive

ticklish about his baldness

b. : easily overturned

a canoe is a ticklish craft

2. : requiring delicate handling

a ticklish subject

3. : sensitive to tickling

• tick·lish·ly adverb

• tick·lish·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.