tricky

[ trik-ee ]

/ ˈtrɪk i /

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 tricky

First recorded in 1780–90; trick + -y¹

SYNONYMS FOR tricky

1 artful, sly, shrewd.

2 skillful, adroit.

3 doubtful, unpredictable, unreliable, perilous.

OTHER WORDS FROM tricky

trick·i·ly, adverb trick·i·ness, noun

Words nearby tricky

tricks of the trade, tricksome, trickster, tricksy, tricktrack, tricky, triclad, triclinic, triclinium, tricolette, tricolor

Example sentences from the Web for trickier

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In the America of 2013, rejecting students on the basis of their not happening to be brown is ever trickier to defend.

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Battery patents are trickier than automotive machinery patents.

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Bright, being the trickier of the two, was made the nigh ox, to be more under control.

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There were newer models and trickier weapons, but none which worked so smoothly under the touch of Andy.

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She was fleeter than Gerda, she struck harder than Kay, she was trickier than all of them, the beloved girl.

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Esau could never see that there was any important difference between himself and Jacobexcept that his brother was trickier.

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British Dictionary definitions for trickier

tricky

/ (ˈtrɪkɪ) /

adjective trickier or trickiest

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 of tricky

trickily, adverb trickiness, noun

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tricky

adjective, trick·i·er, trick·i·est.

Origin of tricky

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British Dictionary definitions for trickier

adjective trickier or trickiest

Derived forms of tricky

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

tricky

adjective, trick·i·er, trick·i·est.

Origin of tricky

SYNONYMS FOR tricky

OTHER WORDS FROM tricky

Words nearby tricky

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adjective trickier or trickiest

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British Dictionary definitions for trickier