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tickly

American  
[tik-lee] / ˈtɪk li /

adjective

ticklier, tickliest
  1. ticklish.


Etymology

Origin of tickly

First recorded in 1520–30; tickle + -y 1

Example Sentences

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Ferrier took a Covid test on Saturday 26 September 2020 because she had a "tickly throat".

From BBC • May 23, 2023

Because the weight of your body is distributed across 4,788 nails, your skin’s pain sensors aren’t activated, and you’ll probably feel only a mild tickly sensation.

From Washington Post • Mar. 30, 2022

Dusting the tickly stray strands off my neck, I felt lighter, ready for the Lunar New Year.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2021

The other is based on a desire to avoid that floating, tickly hair in the vicinity of one’s uvula.

From Slate • Aug. 15, 2019

So Aru had been left with that horrible, tickly feeling of a drippy nose, and she’d had no other choice....

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

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