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trick‧y S3
comparative trickier, superlative trickiest
comparative trickier, superlative trickiest1 something that is difficult to deal with or do because it is complicated and full of problems : 
I can get you tickets for the show but it'll be tricky.
I can get you tickets for the show but it'll be tricky.2 a tricky person is clever and likely to deceive you [= crafty]
WORD FOCUS: difficult 
WORD FOCUS: difficult 
difficult to do: hard, tough, challenging, daunting
difficult and needing a lot of physical effort: tough, strenuous, back-breaking, gruelling, arduous, punishing
difficult to deal with or talk about: tricky, awkward, delicate, sensitive, touchy
words for describing a difficult person: awkward, trying
words for describing difficult conditions: adverse, hostile
➔ See also difficult
WORD FOCUS: difficult difficult to do: hard, tough, challenging, daunting
difficult and needing a lot of physical effort: tough, strenuous, back-breaking, gruelling, arduous, punishing
difficult to deal with or talk about: tricky, awkward, delicate, sensitive, touchy
words for describing a difficult person: awkward, trying
words for describing difficult conditions: adverse, hostile
➔ See also difficult
