tricky

Meaning

1. Hard to deal with, complicated.
2. Adept at using deception.
3. (colloquial, slang) Relating to or associated with a prostitution trick.

Synonyms

crafty

cunning

wily

sly

dodgy

artful

foxy

deceptive

shifty

canny

shrewd

cautious

astute

deceitful

nimble

skillful

sharp

cagey

calculating

treacherous

knavish

catchy

fraudulent

slippery

tricksy

difficult

devious

tough

slick

dishonest

variegated

guileful

sophisticated

concealed

trickish

secret

㊙️

rogue

mischievous

cheating

jocular

hidden

intractable

challenging

designing

delusive

bloody-minded

heinous

haunted

hard

delicate

Translations

gerissen

kurnaz

rusé

pffifig

schlaukopf

gewieft

gewitzt

gewiegt

hinterlistig

abgefeimt

arglistig

schlau

findig

listig

délicat

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɹɪk.i/

Etymology

From trick + -y.