tickly

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/ˈtɪkli//ˈtɪkəli/

adjective

Having an itchy sensation like that of being tickled.

“a tickly woollen blanket”

Scrabble 15

Meanings

adjectivetickly (comparative ticklier, superlative tickliest)

comparative ticklier · superlative tickliest

  1. Having an itchy sensation like that of being tickled.
  2. Producing an itchy sensation like that of being tickled.

    a tickly woollen blanket

  3. 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 2026
    2 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
APA

tickly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tickly

MLA

“tickly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tickly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tickly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tickly.

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