An archaic or dialectal English adjective meaning bothersome, tricky, or hard to deal with — something that requires careful handling because it is unpredictable or difficult. Related to 'kittle' (ticklish, awkward, hard to manage) found in Scots and northern English dialect.
The negotiations were kittlish from the start, with neither side willing to move on the key points.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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bothersome; hard to deal with.
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