Ticklish1. (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.
2. (a.) Standing so as to be liable to totter and fall at the slightest touch; unfixed; easily affected; unstable.
3. (a.) Difficult; nice; critical; as, a ticklish business.
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