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trick·y
 tricky
- pronunciation:
- trI
ki
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
trickier, trickiest |
| definition 1: |
given to or marked by deception or trickery; wily.
- synonyms:
- deceptive, fraudulent, shifty, wily
- antonyms:
- honest, straightforward
- similar words:
- artful, captious, crafty, cunning, deceitful, devious, evasive, foxy, lubricious, scheming, sly, sneaky, underhanded
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| definition 2: |
requiring skill or cautious proceeding; difficult.
a tricky problema tricky climb- synonyms:
- complicated, difficult, hard
- antonyms:
- easy, simple
- similar words:
- chancy, complex, delicate, hazardous, risky, subtle, touch-and-go, touchy, unpredictable
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| related words: |
arch, precarious, sticky, ticklish, tight, trick, two-faced |
| derivations: |
trickily (adv.), trickiness (n.) |
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