tricky
Origin of tricky
1Other words for tricky
Other words from tricky
- trick·i·ly, adverb
- trick·i·ness, noun
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How to use tricky in a sentence
A second objection to Hobbema's method may be mentioned besides its "trickiness."
The church is "gingerly handled," but the clergy are derided for immorality, hypocrisy, and trickiness.
Folkways | William Graham SumnerDiscernment, in undergoing this degradation, becomes the trickiness which seeks to equal it, without succeeding in doing so.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 4 | Plotinos (Plotinus)Mrs. Beach' "Valse Caprice" has just one motive,—to reach the maximum of technical trickiness and difficulty.
Contemporary American Composers | Rupert HughesFought for it fairly when fairness served best, and trickily when trickiness seemed more profitable.
British Dictionary definitions for tricky
/ (ˈtrɪkɪ) /
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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