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[ trik-ee ] / ˈtrɪk i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tricky ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, trick·i·er, trick·i·est.given to or characterized by deceitful tricks; crafty; wily. skilled in clever tricks or dodges. deceptive, uncertain, or difficult to deal with or handle. Origin of trickyFirst recorded in 1780–90; trick + -y1 SYNONYMS FOR tricky1 artful, sly, shrewd. 2 skillful, adroit. 3 doubtful, unpredictable, unreliable, perilous. SEE SYNONYMS FOR tricky ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM trickytrick·i·ly, adverbtrick·i·ness, nounWords nearby trickytricks of the trade, tricksome, trickster, tricksy, trick-track, tricky, triclad, triclinic, triclinium, triclosan, tricolette Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for trickyWhen the ad shifts to Hunter Biden, it makes another tricky maneuver. Trump’s most popular YouTube ad is a stew of manipulated video|Glenn Kessler, Meg Kelly|September 17, 2020|Washington Post By design, comparing the performance of RSAs to ETAs is tricky because they are two different animals. RSAs: Are they living up to the promise? It depends|Ginny Marvin|September 9, 2020|Search Engine Land Below are a range of options to tackle the trickiest of scalp problems. Scalp scrubs that banish scaly patches and build-up|PopSci Commerce Team|September 4, 2020|Popular Science Even so, some say that navigating the talk can be tricky especially when doing so with a client. ‘Safe and healthy’: As in person meetings resume, business execs are having the coronavirus ‘talk’|Kristina Monllos|September 4, 2020|Digiday
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British Dictionary definitions for tricky
adjective trickier or trickiestinvolving snags or difficultiesa tricky job needing careful and tactful handlinga tricky situation characterized by tricks; sly; wilya tricky dealer Derived forms of trickytrickily, adverbtrickiness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to trickyrocky, touchy, problematic, precarious, sticky, sensitive, thorny, complex, unstable, delicate, ticklish, intricate, knotty, critical, risky, slippery, shifty, treacherous, smooth, subtle |