"tickly" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈtɪkli/, /ˈtɪkəli/ Forms: ticklier [comparative], tickliest [superlative]
Etymology: From tickle + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tickle|y}} tickle + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} tickly (comparative ticklier, superlative tickliest)
  1. Having an itchy sensation like that of being tickled. Translations (having itchy sensation): kutiseva (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-tickly-en-adj-bV6WIpsW Disambiguation of 'having itchy sensation': 58 42
  2. Producing an itchy sensation like that of being tickled. Translations (producing itchy sensation): kutittava (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-tickly-en-adj-nZZrGuer Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 28 72 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of 'producing itchy sensation': 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tickly-bender

Inflected forms

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