tricksy
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9.1
- adjective
- /ˈtrɪk.si/
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- The gentleman with the thistle-down hair in Jonathan Strange is extremely tricksy.
Examples
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Her tricksy remarks always keep the audience guessing during the performance.
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"The unconscionable and tricksy person you see before you," whispered the princess, "is that very wicked magician who snatched me from the City of Peace."
Fiction book (2002) -
I do like a properly tricksy fairy.
Blog text (31) -
Times to be tricksy, hobbit!
Blog text (32) -
We don't take kindly to those tricksy word games around here!
Fiction book (1993) -
In the middle of the night, Charlie takes off after him, and Nate follows her, but Charlie is tricksy and foils him.
Blog text (2) -
UPDATE: Mr. Smith's approach was decidedly more tricksy; he introduced himself as a representative of the Peterborough and East Norfolk Improvement Service.
Blog text (25) -
The tricksy fox managed to escape the hunter's trap with ease.
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In the game, the tricksy player used clever tactics to outsmart their opponents.
Synonyms
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4.4
Acting in a secret way to avoid being noticed or to get an advantage
91
4.7
Very smooth and attractive but not sincere or deep
51
6.4
Acting in a dishonest or tricky way to get what you want
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4.5
Good at using clever tricks to get what you want
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5.1
Clever at getting things by tricking people
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4.9
Being clever in a secret way to trick others
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4.5
Uses lies or clever plans to get what they want
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6.9
Clever in a sly or secret way to hide what you really mean
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6.9
A person or animal that uses clever tricks to get what they want
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4.4
Being very naughty in a playful, clever way
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7.4
A look or behavior that seems dishonest and hard to trust
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8.4
A person who acts sneaky and dishonest to avoid clear answers
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8.8
Clever in a dishonest way to trick people
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8.2
Being clever at secretly tricking people for personal gain
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9.9
Acting in a way that tricks people to get what you want
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8.9
A person or plan that tricks people to get what they want
Acting in a secret, sly way to try to trick people
Moving with many curves like a snake or acting in a sneaky way
Antonyms
How Sly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word tricksy comes from the common word trick, meaning 'a clever or dishonest action', plus the ending -sy that turns it into an adjective. So a tricksy person or animal is full of tricks, sly and clever and hard to predict.