tricky
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4.5
- adjective
- /ˈtrɪki/
:
tramposo
- They're tricky creatures who survive out here by taking advantage of lost inter-portal travelers.
- very tricky
- tricky bastard
- a tricky question
The enemy tries to deceive to be tricky.
- The enemy tries to deceive to be tricky.
- Did you see the interview where Rob Moore interviewed Chris Eubank and he was really tricky.
- And she says, you speak French And he says, wee maybe because he's just, he's the clever tricky servant.
- I've been tricky, my weird guy, like, you know what I mean?
- It's really tricky and like you, I do not trust the CDC anymore.
- Take that Nixon, who's got the tricky Dick now and and moving on.
- And you know, in partnerships, especially the one you described, very tricky people coming from very opposite tension points.
Examples
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In Watson, Gagnon faces a dynamic striker who is also very tricky on the ground.
Blog text (6) -
So you have to get this through tricky means.
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Teachers should teach kids about tricky people, including their own parents.
Blog text (21) -
Sharing with your partner can be tricky, especially when they are pulling away.
Blog text (30) -
He's a tricky man to get to.
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That's tricky, because clients often lie.
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We couldn't rent a room to hold this meeting; we had to be very tricky.
Academic text (1995) -
That's the tricky thing about these passive characters.
Academic text (2011) -
The Chesapeake Bay could be generous when she chose, but she liked to be tricky and make you work for her bounty.
Fiction book (2001) -
Negotiating a pay raise can be tricky if your boss is not in a good mood.
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
79
5.5
Not honest and likely to do illegal things
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6.1
Someone you cannot trust because they avoid clear answers
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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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7.1
Likely to betray you, for example by lying or breaking promises
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4.9
Being clever in a secret way to trick others
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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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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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9.1
Behaving in a sly way that tries to fool people
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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
Antonyms
Compounds
How Deceitful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tricky comes from trick + -y, where trick can mean 'to cheat or deceive' and -y means 'full of'. So a tricky person or plan is 'full of tricks' and often uses clever but untrustworthy methods, so you should be careful.