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tricksy
[
trik
-see
]
trick·sy
/
ˈtrɪk
si
/
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[
trik
-see
]
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adjective,
trick·si·er,
trick·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
;
compare
-sy
Related forms
trick·si·ly,
adverb
trick·si·ness,
noun
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tricksy
(ˈtrɪksɪ)
—
adj
,
-sier
,
-siest
1.
playing tricks habitually; mischievous
2.
crafty or difficult to deal with
3.
archaic
well-dressed; spruce; smart
'tricksiness
—
n
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