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Grammar : Adj
Spell : tik-lish
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɪk lɪʃ



Definition of ticklish

Origin :
  • "easily tickled," 1590s, from tickle + -ish. Literal sense is attested later than the figurative sense (1580s); an earlier word for this was tickly (1520s). Related: Ticklishly; ticklishness.
  • adj difficult, tricky
Example sentences :
  • You left off in the most ticklish place possible, out of spite, I do believe.
  • Extract from : « The Depot Master » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • They're so ticklish ever since they got the 'abit, war-time, o' mindin' wot people said.
  • Extract from : « The Foundations (Fourth Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy
  • These are ticklish times; I was anxious to see that this youth's pass was regular.
  • Extract from : « Sir Jasper Carew » by Charles James Lever
  • "Ticklish job that, on a falling tide," said the mate, coolly.
  • Extract from : « An Outcast of the Islands » by Joseph Conrad
  • To hiss the curate, 'tis a ticklish sort of a job after that.
  • Extract from : « A Bit O' Love (Fourth Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy
  • Aye, but your Action of the Case in this Point is too ticklish.
  • Extract from : « The City Bride (1696) » by Joseph Harris
  • I have done so without a murmur, although it puts me into a ticklish position.
  • Extract from : « Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 » by Ian Hamilton
  • It is a ticklish operation and the paper is easily torn if too thin or too damp.
  • Extract from : « The Book-Hunter at Home » by P. B. M. Allan
  • All three of the lads realized that it was a ticklish moment.
  • Extract from : « The Grammar School Boys of Gridley » by H. Irving Hancock
  • Poor Aspinall was on the tight-rope again, at the most ticklish part.
  • Extract from : « Follow My leader » by Talbot Baines Reed

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