Tricky - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Tricky :  adj
1: not to be trusted; "how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is"- James Agee; "they called Reagan the teflon president because mud never stuck to him" [syn: slippery, teflon]
2: having concealed difficulty; "a catchy question"; "a tricky recipe to follow" [syn: catchy]
3: 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 Dik"; "a wily old attorney" [syn: crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, wily]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Tricky : \Trick"y\, a. Given to tricks; practicing deception; trickish; knavish.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)

Example Usage of Tricky

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