tickly

/ˈtɪkli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

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Meaning

adj

adj

adj

"a tickly woollen blanket"
"He just knows I'm not tickly behind my knees (but who is?)!"
"I like the new name [Feathers_McGraw]....Are you tickly???"
"> > 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"

From tickle + -y.

ticklier (comparative) tickliest (superlative)

tickly-bender

Questions

How do you pronounce tickly?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɪkli/.

What does tickly mean?

Having an itchy sensation like that of being tickled.

Where does tickly come from?

From tickle + -y.

How to pronounce tickly

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