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Tricky

adjective/tɹˈɪki/
Definition
not to be trusted; - James Agee
having concealed difficulty
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/tɹˈɪki/
🇬🇧British English
/tɹˈɪki/
🇮🇳Indian English
/tɹˈɪki/
2 syllables Say it as /tɹˈɪki/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectivenot to be trusted; - James Agee
“how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is”
adjectivehaving concealed difficulty
“a catchy question”
adjectivemarked by skill in deception
“cunning men often pass for wise”
Word Forms
slipperinessnounthe quality of being a slippery rascal
trickinessnounthe quality of being a slippery rascal
catchnouna drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
craftnounshrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
craftinessnounshrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
dodgenounan elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
foxnouna shifty deceptive person
foxinessnounshrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
slicknessnounverbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way
slynessnounshrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
tricknouna cunning or deceitful action or device
wilenounthe use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
wilinessnounshrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
knifflig
nicht vertrauenswürdig; -James Agee
🇫🇷French
difficile
on ne peut pas lui faire confiance ; -James Agee
🇪🇸Spanish
complicado
no es de fiar; -James Agee
🇮🇹Italian
scaltro
non fidarsi; -James Agee
🇳🇱Dutch
lastig
niet te vertrouwen; -James Agee
🇵🇹Portuguese
complicado
não é confiável; -James Agee
🇷🇺Russian
сложный
нельзя доверять; - Джеймс Эйджи
India
🇮🇳Hindi
पेचीदा
विश्वास करने के लिए नई; -जेम्स एज
🇧🇩Bengali
চতুর
বিশ্বাস করা যায় না; - জেমস এজি
🇮🇳Tamil
தந்திரமான
நம்பக்கூடாது; - ஜேம்ஸ் ஏஜி
🇮🇳Telugu
గమ్మత్తైన
విశ్వసించకూడదు; - జేమ్స్ ఏజీ
🇮🇳Marathi
अवघड
विश्वास ठेवू नये; - जेम्स Agee
🇮🇳Gujarati
મુશ્કેલ
વિશ્વાસ ન કરવો; - જેમ્સ એજી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಟ್ರಿಕಿ
ನಂಬಬಾರದು; - ಜೇಮ್ಸ್ ಏಜಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
തന്ത്രപരമായ
വിശ്വസിക്കാൻ പാടില്ല; - ജെയിംസ് ഏജി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਛਲ
ਭਰੋਸੇਯੋਗ ਨਾ ਹੋਣਾ; - ਜੇਮਜ਼ ਏਜੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
مشکل
قابل اعتبار نہیں؛ - جیمز ایجی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
棘手的
不被信任; ——詹姆斯·阿吉
🇯🇵Japanese
トリッキー
信用されないこと。 - ジェームス・エイジー
🇰🇷Korean
교활한
믿을 수 없다; - 제임스 에이지
🇻🇳Vietnamese
khôn lanh
không được tin cậy; - James Agee
🇹🇭Thai
หากิน
ไม่น่าไว้วางใจ - เจมส์ อากี
🇮🇩Indonesian
sulit
tidak bisa dipercaya; -James Agee
🇵🇭Filipino
nakakalito
hindi dapat pagkatiwalaan; - James Agee
🇲🇾Malay
rumit
tidak boleh dipercayai; - James Agee
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
صعب
لا يمكن الوثوق بها؛ - جيمس اجي
🇮🇷Persian
روی حیله و تزویر
قابل اعتماد نیست؛ - جیمز ایجی
🇹🇷Turkish
zorlu
güvenilmemek; -James Agee
🇮🇱Hebrew
עַרמוּמִי
אסור לסמוך עליו; - ג'יימס אייג'י
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'tricky'?
The primary meaning of 'tricky' is 'not to be trusted; - James Agee'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'tricky' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'tricky' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'tricky' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'tricky' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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