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In some senses, tricky is marked as slang, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.
tricky
/ˈtɹɪk.i/
adj 3
Collocations
5ADJ.
clever, little, orange, pretty
VERB + TRICKY
bit, crutches, gets, going, prove
TRICKY + NOUN
business, devil, ergh, language, situation, stretcher
PREP.
in
ADV.
quite
Definitions
adj
1
Hard to deal with, complicated.
They were in a tricky situation.
Several types of diesel locomotive have been tested on this working and as a result the probable choice will be Type 2 diesels in pairs, without bankers. The crucial factor in the selection of this method is the higher degree of adhesion obtained than with a single Type 4; on trial one of the latter showed that in very adverse conditions it might slip to a standstill at one of the two tricky spots on the steep climb from Tyne Dock to Consett.
2
Adept at using deception.
A tricky salesman can sell anything.
Clever got me this far Then tricky got me in Eye on what I'm after I don't need another friend
3
Relating to or associated with a prostitution trick.
I don't want any of your tricky money, thank you!
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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They were in a tricky situation.
Wiktionary02
Several types of diesel locomotive have been tested on this working and as a result the probable choice will be Type 2 diesels in pairs, without bankers. The crucial factor in the selection of this me
Wiktionary03
"The trickiest we ever get," he continued, "is in the short-answer questions like, 'Why do you want to come to the University of Chicago?' or, 'What books have you read?'
Wiktionary04
Operating this computer is tricky.
Tatoeba · #6106705
He is clever but tricky.
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I don't quite follow, but it looks like it will prove tricky. Ergh.
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