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tricky::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | catchy |
| Derivation | trickiness |
a tricky recipe to follow.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | slippery |
| Derivation | trickiness |
Examples of tricky
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Turning from sets to people, acting in an ensemble piece can be tricky business.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Teams still can make trades for the rest of the season, but it gets more tricky.
From the washingtontimes.com
Addicted to tricky sudoku, pathfinder, crossword, wordsearch and kakuro puzzles?
From the express.co.uk
The irony is that I found it most tricky because I was playing so close to type.
From the telegraph.co.uk
With five filing status options, knowing which one applies to you can be tricky.
From the washingtonpost.com
Not everyone will be convinced by this answer and, indeed, it is a tricky issue.
From the economist.com
Getting the door the right size is often tricky, time-consuming and frustrating.
From the expressandstar.com
All that and it'll avoid the pumps like a politician avoiding a tricky question.
From the cars.uk.msn.com
Alas, pinning down evolved relationships between fertility and health is tricky.
From the economist.com
- Slippery: not to be trusted; "how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is"- James Agee
- Catchy: having concealed difficulty; "a catchy question"; "a tricky recipe to follow"
- Crafty: marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"
- (trickily) craftily: in an artful manner; "he craftily arranged to be there when the decision was announced"; "had ever circumstances conspired so cunningly?"
- (trickiness) rascality: the quality of being a slippery rascal
- (trickiness) the quality of requiring skill or caution; "these puzzles are famous for their trickiness"
- Tricky (born Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws, 27 January 1968) is an English musician and actor. As a producer and a musician, he is noted for a dark, rich and layered sound and a whispering sprechgesang lyrical style. ...
- Tricky was a Saturday Morning CITV show that ran from 30 August to 20 December 1997, though the second show was pre-empted by Princess Diana's funeral. It was the first live show hosted by an animated program - a talking dragon named Tricky. ...
- Hard to deal with, complicated; adept at using deception
