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ticklingly

ticklingly adverb: in a tickling way.

Adverb

ticklingly (comparative more ticklingly, superlative most ticklingly)

  1. In a tickling way.
    • Adjust the volume, tweak the contours, refine the timing and, if need be, fiddle with the setting, and the hoariest yuck-fest can seem as dewy as a morning in May. Examples of tales told ticklingly are in unusual abundance here, with comedies for every taste within the mainstream of London theater.2007 August 2, Ben Brantley, “Titters, Snickers and Guffaws, With a British Accent”, in New York Times

Forms of ticklingly

comparativemore ticklingly
superlativemost ticklingly

Origin of ticklingly

From tickling + -ly.

Questions about ticklingly

What does ticklingly mean?
Ticklingly means in a tickling way.
What part of speech is ticklingly?
Ticklingly is an adverb.

Words near ticklingly in the dictionary

  1. tickling the dragon's tail
  2. tickling the ear
  3. tickling the ivories
  4. tickling the ivory
  5. tickling the wire
  6. ticklingly
  7. ticklings
  8. ticklish
  9. ticklishly
  10. ticklishness
  11. tickly

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