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tricky

  • adjective
  • /ˈtɹɪk.i/

Hard to deal with, complicated.

Example

“They were in a tricky situation.”

Other meanings

  1. adept at using deception.

    “A tricky salesman can sell anything.”

  2. Relating to or associated with a prostitution trick.

    “I don't want any of your tricky money, thank you!”

Synonyms

  • cunning

Related words

  • trifficult
  • trickily
  • trickiness
  • tricky racket
  • tricky slave

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “tricky” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.