tricky

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /tɹɪki/, SAMPA: /tr\Iki/

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• Rhymes: -ɪki

Adjective

tricky (comparative trickier, superlative trickiest)

1. hard to deal with, complicated

   They were in a tricky situation.

2. adept at using deception

   A tricky salesman can sell anything.

Related terms

• trick

Translations

hard to deal with

Dutch: netelig, netelige French: épineux (fr), compliqué (fr), complexe (fr), délicat (fr) German: schwierig (de), heikel (de) Greek: περίπλοκος (el), μπερδεμένος (el) Italian: insidioso (it), ingannevole (it), pericoloso (it)

Portuguese: complicado (pt) m., complicada (pt) f. Russian: каверзный (ru) (kav'erznýj), щекотливый (ru) (ščekotlívyj) Spanish: difícil (es) Swedish: knepig (sv), meckig (sv) (colloquial)

adept at using deception

Dutch: listig, listige French: rusé (fr) m., rusée (fr) f., malin (fr), retors (fr) German: gerissen (de) Greek: δυσνόητος (el) m.

Japanese: 狡猾な (ja) (kōkatsu na) Russian: пронырливый (pronýrlivyj), ловкий (lóvkij), оборотистый (oborótistyj) Swedish: lurig (sv), listig (sv)

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• Mandarin: 棘手的
• Korean: 까다로운

See also

• sneaky