chatouilleux
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From chatouiller + -eux.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
chatouilleux (feminine chatouilleuse, masculine plural chatouilleux, feminine plural chatouilleuses)
- ticklish
- (figuratively) touchy
- Fais attention, il est chatouilleux sur ce sujet. ― Be careful, this is a touchy subject for him.
Further reading[edit]
- “chatouilleux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.