ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Tickle-footed

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Tickle-footed is an adjective meaning (obsolete or poetic) having unsure or slippery footing, or inconstant.

Meaning

(obsolete or poetic) having unsure or slippery footing, or inconstant.

Example Sentences

tickle-footed wanton
You were ever tickle-footed, and would not truss round.
But what goes on Between a flower And tickle-footed Honey bee Is still a mystery
When the thunder stalks the sky, When tickle-footed walks the fly, When shirt is wet and throat is dry, Look, my darling, thats July.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include tickle, flatfooted, twinkle-toed, slippery, fiddle-footed, tanglefooted.

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