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ticklish
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Sense: Sensitive to tickling

Synonyms:

hypersensitive, tickly, titillative, tender

Sense: Easily upset

Synonyms:

touchy , thin-skinned, prickly, irritable, peevish

Sense: Needing careful handling

Synonyms:

precarious, delicate , awkward , intricate , touchy , susceptible

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