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tickly

[ tik-lee ]

adjective

, tick·li·er, tick·li·est.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tickly1

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

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Example Sentences

And Thad, do I have to give up these nice clean sheets; and crawl in between the folds of a nasty, rough, tickly blanket?

A delicious drowsiness crept all over Bobby till his eyelids went all tickly and prickly and he rubbed both fists into them.

But I don't like the mud I'm stuck in, 'cause it makes me feel so tickly between the toes.

Valerie doesn't dream what it is, and while she's talking, keeps trying to brush off the tickly thing.

As I was moving along over the tickly-benders, my ice-pole drove a hole, and came very near dropping through into the water.

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