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tricky
[ trik-ee ]
adjective
- given to or characterized by deceitful tricks; crafty; wily.
- skilled in clever tricks or dodges.
- deceptive, uncertain, or difficult to deal with or handle.
Synonyms: perilous, unreliable, unpredictable, doubtful
tricky
/ ˈtrɪkɪ /
adjective
- involving snags or difficulties
a tricky job
- needing careful and tactful handling
a tricky situation
- characterized by tricks; sly; wily
a tricky dealer
Derived Forms
- ˈtrickiness, noun
- ˈtrickily, adverb
Other Words From
- tricki·ly adverb
- tricki·ness noun
Example Sentences
The digital dating sphere can prove tricky, and bruising, for the trans user.
Their solidified friendship is one of the most touching details of the premiere, but it also puts Branson in a tricky predicament.
The power delivered by the rocket motor was uneven and tricky to control.
It is a tricky and perilous path, but there are no realistic alternatives.
What makes Islam so tricky that it trips up even the usually more discerning among us?
The English have too much pride to be tricky or shabby, even in the essentially corrupting relation of buyer and seller.
A man's mind is a tricky thing—or, speaking more exactly, a man's emotions are tricky things.
He was concerned with the villainous intrigues of Cerizet, his copy-clerk, and with Theodose de la Peyrade, the tricky lawyer.
The thing, as he had said, was tricky; it came and went; and the fear of losing it was the most overpowering of all fears.
You may have married a healthy animal, but animals are tricky and uncertain.
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