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tricksy

[trik-see]

adjective, trick·si·er, trick·si·est.

Also, tricksome. given to tricks; mischievous; playful; prankish.

difficult to handle or deal with.

Archaic. tricky; crafty; wily.

Archaic. fashionably trim; spruce; smart.

Origin:
1545–55; trick + -s³ + -y¹; 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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