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   Trick·y

   /ˈtrikē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a task, problem, or situation) requiring care and skill because difficult or awkward: "applying eyeliner can be a tricky business" Similar difficultawkwardproblematicdelicateticklishsensitivetouchyriskyuncertainprecarioustouch-and-gothornyknottyinvolvedcomplexcomplicatedconvolutedvexedembarrassinginformal:stickydiceyhairygnarlyOpposite straightforwarduncomplicated
   • ▪ (of a person or act) deceitful, crafty, or skillful. Similar cunningcraftywilyartfulguilefuldeviousschemingslyslipperyslickdeceitfuldeceptiveduplicitousdishonestdisingenuousMachiavelliansnideinformal:foxyshiftyflydodgyslimshonkyrare:subtlecarnyOpposite honest

   Derivatives

   • 1. trickily adverb
   • 2. trickiness noun

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