ticklish

Examples

• All

• The negotiations were ticklish, needing both sides to tread carefully.

• This painting is very ticklish, requiring a gentle touch during restoration.

• Why are you so ticklish, huh?

  Ken Park (2003)

• Mark also has ticklish feet.

  Academic text (2014)

• - Okay, I'm really ticklish actually.

  Paula & Jeff (2018)

• I'm nervous and ticklish at the same time.

  I Spy (2002)

• Well, most people are ticklish, but almost no one can tickle themselves.

• Are you still convinced you're not ticklish?

  Go for It! (2011)

• Even in good weather, trying to string new line across the Potomac would be a delicate, ticklish job.

  Fiction book (1996)

• I‘m ticklish, though, just so you know

  The Palace (2023)

Synonyms

S

sensitive

vsticklish

217 2.7

Able to feel small physical changes, pain, or touch

requires careful handling because of potential difficulty, not just strong feeling

D

delicate

vsticklish

105 3.9

Needing great care or skill

stresses being easily hurt or causing problems rather than needing special skill

T

touchy

vsticklish

31 6.0

A subject that needs careful handling because it may cause disagreement

is broader, applying to any case that is easily upset or potentially difficult

Antonyms

U

unresponsive

20 4.7

Not reacting to touch, sound, or commands

I

insensitive

• Specialized

5 4.5

Not affected by things like touch, heat, or light

How Delicate

precarious

47 7.6

delicate

188 3.8

ticklish

24 5.2

sensitive

217 2.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology