different between uncomfortable vs tricky
uncomfortable
English
Etymology
un- +? comfortable
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?n?k?mf.t?.b?l/, /?n?k?m.f?.t?.b?l/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?n?k?m.f?.t?.b?l/, /?n?k?mf.t?.b?l/
Adjective
uncomfortable (comparative more uncomfortable, superlative most uncomfortable)
- Not comfortable; causing discomfort.
- Experiencing discomfort.
- Uneasy or anxious.
- Put off or disgusted.
Usage notes
Although the word uncomfortable looks (etymonically) like one of its senses could be synonymous with inconsolable, it does not have that sense; the absence of that sense is simply a lexical gap. In parallel, the same is true of comfortable and consolable, as well as comfortability and consolability.
Synonyms
- ill at ease
Antonyms
- comfortable
- ergonomic
Derived terms
- uncomfortableness
- uncomfortably
Translations
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tricky
English
Etymology
From trick +? -y.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t??ki/
- Rhymes: -?ki
Adjective
tricky (comparative trickier, superlative trickiest)
- hard to deal with, complicated
- They were in a tricky situation.
- adept at using deception
- A tricky salesman can sell anything.
- (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
tricky From the web:
- what tricky means
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- what tricky means in spanish
- what's tricky in french
- what's tricky in german
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- what tricky is sang kancil
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