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   tricky

   /ˈtrɪki/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a task, problem, etc.) requiring care and skill because difficult or awkward: "applying eyeliner can be a tricky business" Similar difficultawkwardproblematicdelicateticklishsensitivetouchyriskyuncertainprecarioustouch-and-gothornyknottyinvolvedcomplexcomplicatedconvolutedvexedembarrassinginformal:stickydiceyhairygnarlyOpposite straightforwarduncomplicated
   • 2. deceitful or crafty: "I wouldn't trust her—she's tricky" Similar cunningcraftywilyartfulguilefuldeviousschemingslyslipperyslickdeceitfuldeceptiveduplicitousdishonestdisingenuousMachiavelliansnideinformal:foxyshiftyflydodgyslimshonkyrare:subtlecarnyOpposite honest

   Derivatives

   • 1. trickily adverb
   • 2. trickiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 15

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