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'ticklish'

[delicate.s.05] as in: difficult to handle; requiring great tact

Examples:
delicate negotiations with the big powers
hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter
a touchy subject

Origins

					ticklish (English)
├── -ish (English)
│   └── -ish (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── tickle (English)
    └── tikelen (Middle English (1100-1500))