Tricky - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈtrɪkɪ|
Brit.
|ˈtrɪkɪ|
adjective
- not to be trusted (syn: slippery)
- having concealed difficulty (syn: catchy)
- having concealed difficulty (syn: catchy)
a tricky recipe to follow
- marked by skill in deception (syn: crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, wily)tricky Dick
Extra examples
The lock is tricky to open.
...a tricky musical passage for the woodwind section...
I can get you tickets for the show but it'll be tricky.
She is a tricky devil, so be careful.
She handled that tricky situation like an old pro.
That was a tricky ball he served to me, there was no hope of returning it.
Hanging a door is quite a tricky job.
It can be tricky at first, but persevere.
This is a tricky corner; we must ease the piano round, not push it.
Word forms
adjective
comparative: trickier
superlative: trickiest
comparative: trickier
superlative: trickiest
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