ticklier

Harder to handle

Ticklier is the comparative form of tickly, meaning more prone to producing or experiencing a tickling sensation.

A person might be ticklier than their sibling, or one spot on the body ticklier than another: The soles of my feet are ticklier than my ribs.

By extension, a situation that's ticklier is more delicate or sensitive to handle.

difficulty

trickier

More difficult to handle

hairier · knottier · touchier · fiddlier · riskier

sensitivity

itchier

Causing greater skin irritation

hypersensitive · twitchier · responsive · jumpy · oversensitive · delicate · susceptible · tender · giggly · wriggly

Opposites
sensitivity to touch/stimulation

tickliernumber

Symbol representing quantity

desensitized · duller · deadened · unresponsive · insensate

difficulty/delicacy of handling

tickliersimpler

Less complex

easier · uncomplicated · routine

Phrases
Family

tickling, ticklish, ticklishness, tickliest

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G