Tricky (Adjective)

Meaning ¹

Having concealed difficulty; "a catchy question"; "a tricky recipe to follow".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Catchy

Related Words

• Trickiness (noun)

Meaning ²

Marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Cunning
• Slick
• Guileful
• Sly
• Wily
• Dodgy
• Foxy
• Knavish
• Tricksy
• Crafty

Related Words

• Trick (noun)
• Trickiness (noun)

Meaning ³

Not to be trusted; "how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is"- James Agee.

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Slippery

Related Words

• Trickiness (noun)