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using tricks to surprise or deceive people: The test is full of tricksy questions that are designed to catch you out if you are lying. The director uses nothing tricksier than strong shadows to communicate strength and mystery. Fewer examples.
1. : full of tricks : prankish. 2. a. : difficult to cope with or handle : trying. a tricksy job. b. archaic : having the craftiness of a trickster. 3. chiefly British : ornately contrived in technique or effect. 4. archaic : smartly attired : spruce. tricksiness noun. Synonyms. catchy. delicate. difficult. dodgy [ chiefly British] hairy. knotty.
Tricksy definition: given to tricks; mischievous; playful; prankish.. See examples of TRICKSY used in a sentence.
Definitions of tricksy. adjective. marked by skill in deception. synonyms: crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricky, wily. artful. marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft.
Definition of 'tricksy' Word Frequency. tricksy in British English. (ˈtrɪksɪ ) adjective Word forms: -sier, -siest. 1. playing tricks habitually; mischievous. 2. crafty or difficult to deal with. 3. archaic. well-dressed; spruce; smart. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. tricksiness (ˈtricksiness) noun.
1. a. Playful or michievous: "the merry, tricksy, elfish fun of the terriers and collies that we all know" (John Muir). b. Devious or deceptive. 2. Requiring care or skill; tricky. 3. Artfully decorated or done. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Adjective. Filter. adjective. tricksier, tricksiest. Full of tricks; playful; mischievous. Webster's New World.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the adjective tricksy mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective tricksy. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.
Definition of tricksy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
(of a piece of work or a problem) difficult to deal with and needing careful attention or skill: Removing scar tissue can be a very tricky operation. tricky adjective (DECEIVING) likely to deceive people: He’s a tricky fellow – you can’t always trust him.
