ticklish synonyms

ticklish

modif.

  1. Sensitive to tickling

    hypersensitive, tickly, titillative.

  2. Easily upset

    touchy, thin-skinned, prickly; see irritable.

  3. Needing careful handling

    precarious, delicate, awkward, intricate.

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