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tricky

English

Etymology

From trick +? -y.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t??ki/
  • Rhymes: -?ki

Adjective

tricky (comparative trickier, superlative trickiest)

  1. hard to deal with, complicated
    They were in a tricky situation.
  2. adept at using deception
    A tricky salesman can sell anything.
  3. (colloquial, slang) Relating to or associated with a prostitution trick
    I don't want any of your tricky money, thank you!

Related terms

  • trick

Translations

See also

  • sneaky

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trickish

English

Etymology

trick +? -ish

Adjective

trickish (comparative more trickish, superlative most trickish)

  1. Using tricks or trickery.
    • 1819, The London Medical and Physical Journal (page 201)
      It often happens that a person who knows very well how to milk cannot get milk from certain cows. Some are delicate in this respect, others are trickish: the former can only give their milk to certain persons; the latter will only do so to those that excite them in a certain manner.

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