tricksy

[ trik-see ]

/ ˈtrɪk si /

adjective, trick·si·er, trick·si·est.

Also tricksome. given to tricks; mischievous; playful; prankish.

difficult to handle or deal with.

Archaic. tricky; crafty; wily.

Archaic. fashionably trim; spruce; smart.

Origin of tricksy

1545–55; trick + -s³ + -y¹; cf. -sy

OTHER WORDS FROM tricksy

trick·si·ly, adverbtrick·si·ness, noun

Words nearby tricksy

trick or treat, trick out, tricks of the trade, tricksome, trickster, tricksy, trick-track, tricky, triclad, triclinic, triclinium

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Example sentences from the Web for tricksy

Yes, it was your tricksy self, Wicked-trickèd little elf, Naughty Caroline!
The Bon Gaultier Ballads|William Edmonstoune Aytoun
In all of them, except the Negromante, we have a sub-plot which brings a tricksy valet into play.
Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature|John Addington Symonds
Harald looked a trifle flurried, it is probable; but held in his wrath, and did no damage to the tricksy Englishman.
Early Kings of Norway|Thomas Carlyle
Printsy is a word of the same formation with tricksy; and the phrase, "The printsy Angelo!"
Notes and Queries, Vol. III, Number 86, June 21, 1851|Various

Madame von Marwitz now looked at her and as she looked the tricksy light of malice again grew in her eye.
Tante|Anne Douglas Sedgwick

British Dictionary definitions for tricksy

tricksy

/ (ˈtrɪksɪ) /

adjective -sier or -siest

playing tricks habitually; mischievous

crafty or difficult to deal with

archaic well-dressed; spruce; smart

Derived forms of tricksy

tricksiness, noun

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单词	tricksy
释义	tricksy [ trik-see ] / ˈtrɪk si / adjective, trick·si·er, trick·si·est. Also tricksome. given to tricks; mischievous; playful; prankish. difficult to handle or deal with. Archaic. tricky; crafty; wily. Archaic. fashionably trim; spruce; smart. Origin of tricksy 1545–55; trick + -s³ + -y¹; cf. -sy OTHER WORDS FROM tricksy trick·si·ly, adverbtrick·si·ness, noun Words nearby tricksy trick or treat, trick out, tricks of the trade, tricksome, trickster, tricksy, trick-track, tricky, triclad, triclinic, triclinium Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tricksy Yes, it was your tricksy self, Wicked-trickèd little elf, Naughty Caroline! The Bon Gaultier Ballads\|William Edmonstoune Aytoun In all of them, except the Negromante, we have a sub-plot which brings a tricksy valet into play. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature\|John Addington Symonds Harald looked a trifle flurried, it is probable; but held in his wrath, and did no damage to the tricksy Englishman. Early Kings of Norway\|Thomas Carlyle Printsy is a word of the same formation with tricksy; and the phrase, "The printsy Angelo!" Notes and Queries, Vol. III, Number 86, June 21, 1851\|Various Madame von Marwitz now looked at her and as she looked the tricksy light of malice again grew in her eye. Tante\|Anne Douglas Sedgwick British Dictionary definitions for tricksy tricksy / (ˈtrɪksɪ) / adjective -sier or -siest playing tricks habitually; mischievous crafty or difficult to deal with archaic well-dressed; spruce; smart Derived forms of tricksy tricksiness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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