"kittlish" meaning in English

See kittlish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈkɪtəlɪʃ/ Forms: more kittlish [comparative], most kittlish [superlative]
Etymology: kittle + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|kittle|ish}} kittle + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} kittlish (comparative more kittlish, superlative most kittlish)
  1. ticklish Tags: UK, archaic
    Sense id: en-kittlish-en-adj-A2iIIKAw
  2. bothersome; hard to deal with Tags: UK, archaic
    Sense id: en-kittlish-en-adj-wqQF0DR8 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish Disambiguation of British English: 24 76 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 0 100

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