HyperDic: ticklish

English > 1 sense of the word ticklish:
ADJECTIVEallticklish, delicate, touchydifficult to handle
ticklish > pronunciation
Soundstih'kahlihsh
Rhymesabolish ... Yiddish: 161 rhymes with ihsh...
English > ticklish: 1 sense > adjective 1
MeaningDifficult to handle; requiring great tact.
Example "hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"
Synonymsdelicate, touchy
Broaderdifficult, hardnot easy
Spanishcosquilloso, delicado
Catalandelicat

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