Meanings
comparative ticklier · superlative tickliest
- Having an itchy sensation like that of being tickled.
- Producing an itchy sensation like that of being tickled.
a tickly woollen blanket
- rareTicklish.
I like the new name [Feathers_McGraw]....Are you tickly???
2002 April 8, Lynne in Toronto, “Gromit has a new name”, in rec.crafts.textiles.quilting (Usenet), archived from the original on 12 Apr 20262 more examples
He just knows I'm not tickly behind my knees (but who is?)!
1993 July 21, Peter John Cameron, “Ticklish me? Never.”, in soc.bi (Usenet), archived from the original on 12 Apr 2026> > Just a light foot massage:-)) […] > Do you think i could stand it then ;-)))LOL […] Are you tickly??????? I'll tell you after I've had me tea and biccies
2004 December 18, Smokey, “I have just yielded”, in alt.pub.cafe-bob (Usenet), archived from the original on 12 Apr 2026
Origin
Translations
Finnish kutiseva, kutittava
- kutisevahaving itchy sensation
- kutittavaproducing itchy sensation
Cite this entry
tickly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tickly
“tickly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tickly. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tickly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tickly.
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