ticklishlyadv.
/ˈtɪklɪʃli/ In a ticklish position or fashion; insecurely, critically, delicately.
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the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [adverb] > in a difficult or delicate manner
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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [adverb] > insecurely or unsafely > precariously
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1640 E. Dacres tr. N. Machiavelli Prince xix. 147 The forraine matters stand but ticklishly.
1765 Ld. Kames Elements Crit. (ed. 3) II. xxiv. 469 A bare uniform cylinder..without a base, appears too ticklishly placed to stand firm.
1794 G. Washington Let. to T. Lear 14 Dec. It is to be lamented however, that in plain matters—a little ticklishly circumstanced—such hazards..should be unnecessarily encountered.
1848 Douglas Jerrold's Shilling Mag. 7 103 Paste-board huts, so loosely, so ticklishly put together, that every wind that blows scares the tenants.
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