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  • 21tricky — [[t]trɪ̱ki[/t]] trickier, trickiest 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe a task or problem as tricky, you mean that it is difficult to do or deal with. Parking can be tricky in the town centre... It s a very tricky problem, but I think there are a… …

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  • 22tricky — adjective (trickier; est) Date: 1786 1. inclined to or marked by trickery 2. a. giving a deceptive impression of easiness, simplicity, or order ; ticklish < a tricky path through the swamp > b. trick 3 3. requiring skill, knack, or caution (as in …

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  • 23tricky — adjective /tɹɪki/ a) hard to deal with, complicated They were in a tricky situation. b) adept at using deception A tricky salesman can sell anything. See Also: trick …

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  • 24tricky — trị|cky 〈Adj.; undekl.; umg.〉 1. listig, raffiniert, trickreich; er ist sehr tricky 2. heikel, schwierig; die Situation ist sehr tricky [Etym.: engl.] …

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  • 25tricky — trick|y S3 [ˈtrıki] adj comparative trickier superlative trickiest 1.) 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. 2.) a tricky person is&#8230; …

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  • 26tricky — adjective 1) a tricky situation Syn: difficult, awkward, problematic, delicate, ticklish, sensitive, embarrassing, touchy; risky, uncertain, precarious, touch and go; thorny, knotty, complex, complicated; informal sticky …

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  • 27tricky — adjective 1) a tricky situation Syn: difficult, awkward, problematic, delicate, ticklish, sensitive; informal sticky 2) a tricky politician Syn: cunning, crafty, wily, devious …

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  • 28tricky — trick•y [[t]ˈtrɪk i[/t]] adj. trick•i•er, trick•i•est 1) given to or characterized by deceitful tricks; crafty; wily; sly 2) unpredictably difficult or troublesome; unreliable or uncooperative: a tricky light switch[/ex] 3) having, using, or&#8230; …

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  • 29tricky — adj. Tricky is used with these nouns: ↑business, ↑operation, ↑part, ↑proposition, ↑question, ↑situation, ↑task …

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  • 30tricky — tri|cky &LT;aus gleichbed. engl. tricky&GT; (ugs.) trickreich, voller Tricks …

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