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tricky adjective [ ˈtrɪki ]

• (of a task, problem, etc.) requiring care and skill because difficult or awkward.
• "applying eyeliner can be a tricky business"
Similar: difficult, awkward, problematic, delicate, ticklish, sensitive, touchy, risky, uncertain, precarious, touch-and-go, thorny, knotty, involved, complex, complicated, convoluted, vexed, embarrassing, sticky, dicey, hairy, gnarly,
Opposite: straightforward, uncomplicated,
• deceitful or crafty.
• "I wouldn't trust her—she's tricky"
Similar: cunning, crafty, wily, artful, guileful, devious, scheming, sly, slippery, slick, deceitful, deceptive, duplicitous, dishonest, disingenuous, Machiavellian, snide, foxy, shifty, fly, dodgy, slim, shonky, subtle, carny,
Opposite: honest,


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