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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bothersome; hard to deal with.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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