Definition of ticklish Ticklish

/tɪˈkʌlɪʃ/ - [tikulish] - tick•lish

We found 7 definitions of ticklish from 4 different sources.

What does ticklish mean?

Adjective
ticklish - difficult to handle; requiring great tact; "delicate negotiations with the big powers";"hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"; "a touchy subject"
		delicate, touchy

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ticklish (a.)
Sensible to slight touches; easily tickled; as, the sole of the foot is very ticklish; the hardened palm of the hand is not ticklish.
ticklish (a.)
Standing so as to be liable to totter and fall at the slightest touch; unfixed; easily affected; unstable.
ticklish (a.)
Difficult; nice; critical; as, a ticklish business.