trickier; trickiest
1
: inclined to or marked by trickery
2
a
: giving a deceptive impression of easiness, simplicity, or order : ticklish
a tricky path through the swamp
b
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Examples of tricky in a Sentence
The lock is tricky to open.
a tricky musical passage for the woodwind section
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
Making a family heirloom your own is tricky no matter the piece, but inherited dining tables, especially traditional dining sets, can be particularly hard to pull off.
—Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2024
Parking non-Tesla vehicles can also be tricky, or at least an etiquette minefield.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 22 Nov. 2024
Pittsburgh is favored in the game, but short week divisional games are always tricky.
—Andy Scholes, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for tricky
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“Tricky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tricky. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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