"ticklesome" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more ticklesome [comparative], most ticklesome [superlative]
Etymology: From tickle + -some. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tickle|some}} tickle + -some Head templates: {{en-adj}} ticklesome (comparative more ticklesome, superlative most ticklesome)
  1. Tickly, sensitive or susceptible to being tickled.
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