kittle
kittle · kittler · kittlest
TicklishTicklish.
US/kˈɪtəl/
Meaning
2 senses(Northern England, Scotland)Ticklish.
(Northern England, Scotland)Not easily managed
Origin
From Middle English kitelen, from Old English citelian (“to tickle”), from Proto-West GermFrom Middle English kitelen, from Old English citelian (“to tickle”), from Proto-West Germanic *kitilōn, from Proto-Germanic *kitilōną, frequentative form of Proto-Germanic *kitōną (“to tickle”), from Proto-Indo-European *geyd- (“to stick, jab, tickle”).
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Forms
kittler, kittlestSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedkittle cattle
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form