tricky
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tricky
- /ˈtɹɪk.i/
Rhymes with -ɪki
adjective trickier · trickiest
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Hard to deal with, complicated.
They were in a tricky situation.
Similar: catchy
- Adept at using deception. A tricky salesman can sell anything.
- Relating to or associated with a prostitution trick. I don't want any of your tricky money, thank you!
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: difficult, hard, sly, wily, cunning, dodgy, artful, tricksy, knavish, guileful, crafty, catchy, untrustworthy, slippery, untrusty, slick
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adj hard to deal with
| Español | dificultoso, chungo, se las trae, tener su intríngulis, enredoso, pantanoso |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 麻烦 máfan |
| Português | complicado |
| Français | épineux, compliqué, complexe, délicat |
| Deutsch | schwierig, heikel |
| Italiano | insidioso, ingannevole, pericoloso |
| Ελληνικά | περίπλοκος períplokos, μπερδεμένος berdeménos |
| Русский | каверзны́й kaverznýj, щекотли́вый ščekotlívyj |
| עברית | טְרִיקִי |
adj adept at using deception
| 日本語 | 狡猾な kōkatsu na |
|---|---|
| Português | truqueiro |
| Français | rusé, malin, retors |
| Deutsch | gerissen |
| Ελληνικά | δυσνόητος dysnóitos |
| Русский | проны́рливый pronýrlivyj, ло́вкий lóvkij, оборо́тистый oborótistyj |
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