ticklish
adjective /ˈtɪklɪʃ/
/ˈtɪklɪʃ/
- (of a person) sensitive to being tickled
- Are you ticklish?
- (informal) (of a situation or problem) difficult to deal with, and possibly embarrassing synonym awkward
- It's quite a ticklish problem deciding how many people to invite to the wedding.
- (of a cough) that makes your throat painful
- a dry ticklish cough