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tricky

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: tricky

1
adj
having concealed difficulty
2
adj
marked by skill in deception
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: tricky
1

adj having concealed difficulty

“a tricky recipe to follow”
Synonyms:
catchy
difficult, hard
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
2

adj marked by skill in deception

tricky Dick”
Synonyms:
crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, wily
artful
marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft

adj not to be trusted

Synonyms:
slippery
untrustworthy, untrusty
not worthy of trust or belief
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