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B2. If a piece of work or problem is tricky, it is difficult to deal with and needs careful attention or skill: It's tricky to learn to ride a skateboard, but you never forget how. I'm in a tricky situation - whatever I do I'll offend someone. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. not easy to deal with or understand.
If a piece of work or problem is tricky, it is difficult to deal with and needs careful attention or skill: It's tricky to learn to ride a skateboard, but you never forget how. I'm in a tricky situation - whatever I do I'll offend someone. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
deceptive, uncertain, or difficult to deal with or handle. Synonyms: perilous, unreliable, unpredictable, doubtful. tricky. / ˈtrɪkɪ / adjective. involving snags or difficulties. a tricky job. needing careful and tactful handling. a tricky situation. characterized by tricks; sly; wily. a tricky dealer. Discover More. Derived Forms.
Definitions of tricky. adjective. 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. adjective. marked by skill in deception. synonyms: crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, wily. artful
(of people) intelligent and skillful but likely to trick you synonym crafty. See tricky in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: tricky. Definition of tricky adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms of tricky. Learn more. Someone or something that is not easy to deal with or understand is difficult. Cambridge English Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press.
5 days ago · 1. adjective. If you describe a task or problem as tricky, you mean that it is difficult to do or deal with. Parking can be tricky in the town centre. It's a very tricky problem, but I think there are a number of things you can do. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
