Definition of tricky Tricky
/tɹɪˈki/ - [trikee] - trick•y
We found 7 definitions of tricky from 4 different sources.
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What does tricky mean?
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| tricky - marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney" | ||
| crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, wily | ||
| artful marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors" | ||
| tricky - having concealed difficulty; "a catchy question"; "a tricky recipe to follow" | ||
| catchy | ||
| difficult, hard not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?" | ||
| tricky - not to be trusted; "how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is"- James Agee | ||
| slippery | ||
| untrustworthy, untrusty not worthy of trust or belief; "an untrustworthy person" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- tricky (a.)
Given to tricks; practicing deception; trickish; knavish.
