Delicate in nature or constitution; dainty, fastidious.

figurative. Delicate; tricky, requiring cautious handling. Obsolete. rare.

Ticklish; difficult to deal with, requiring great caution or skill; unsafe to meddle with; as to which one may easily go wrong or come to grief…

= ticklish, adj. 5. Now dialect.

Of a matter, situation, procedure, etc.: that requires skilful or careful handling; tricky, sensitive.

Tricky, treacherous; ticklish; requiring caution; = tricky, adj. 2.

Requiring care or careful handling. Obsolete.

That tends to tickle; difficult, critical, delicate, precarious, ticklish. Now dialect.

Liable to end in disaster unless treated with great care; needing cautious handling or action; delicate, critical, precarious, risky, hazardous.

transferred. Requiring suspicious or careful vigilance: delicate, ticklish. ? Obsolete.

Of things immaterial, subjects, topics, etc.: Easy to be injured by tactless treatment; needing cautious or delicate handling; delicate, ticklish.

Requiring tact, care, or discrimination in handling. Obsolete.

figurative. Full of points of contention or difficulty; difficult to handle; delicate, ticklish.

Risky to deal with; awkward, difficult, tricky. Obsolete. rare.

That is apt to play tricks upon one; that needs cautious handling: = tricky, adj. 2, ticklish, adj.

Of a thing, activity, etc.: fiddly, finicky; awkward to execute or handle. Now rare.

Having the deceptive character of a trick; containing unexpected difficulties; needing cautious action or handling; risky, catchy, ticklish. collo…

That entraps or is designed to entrap a person; that catches a person out; deceptive (now somewhat rare). Formerly also: †difficult to manage or…

Of work, a task, etc.: requiring particular care and attention; ticklish, intricate.

= tricky, adj. 2; ticklish, adj. 5.

Requiring time or dexterity; pernickety.

Trivial, trifling; awkward, fiddly. Cf. footering, adj.