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tricksome

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trick⋅some

  [trik-suhm]
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–adjective
1. tricksy (def. 1).
2. tricky (def. 1).
Origin:
1640–50; trick + -some 1

trick⋅sy

  [trik-see]
–adjective, -si⋅er, -si⋅est.
1. Also, tricksome. given to tricks; mischievous; playful; prankish.
2. difficult to handle or deal with.
3. Archaic. tricky; crafty; wily.
4. Archaic. fashionably trim; spruce; smart.
Origin:
1545–55; trick + -s 3 + -y 1 ; cf. -sy

Related forms:
trick⋅si⋅ly, adverb
trick⋅si⋅ness, noun
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