tricky

adjectivecommon in dialogue

//ˈtɹɪk.i//

Hard to deal with, complicated.

adjective

1
Hard to deal with, complicated.
They were in a tricky situation.
"The trickiest we ever get," he continued, "is in the short-answer questions like, 'Why do you want to come to the University of Chicago?' or, 'What books have you read?'
That will prove a trickier test, the management having pinpointed Oleh Blokhin's side as "one of the favourites in the group", though they will confront an England team buoyed by this battering.
It was as comfortable an afternoon as Arsène Wenger could have wished for in a situation that can be tricky in between internationals and the upcoming Champions League.
2
Adept at using deception.
A tricky salesman can sell anything.
Clever got me this far Then tricky got me in Eye on what I'm after I don't need another friend
3
slangRelating to or associated with a prostitution trick.
I don't want any of your tricky money, thank you!

Etymology

Etymology tree English trick Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English tricky From trick + -y.

Forms

comparative: trickier
superlative: trickiest

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tricky · Hard to deal with, complicated.

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