tricksy

tricksy

adjective \ˈtrik-sē\

tricks·i·ertricks·i·est

Definition of TRICKSY

1

archaic : smartly attired : spruce

2

: full of tricks : prankish

3

a archaic : having the craftiness of a trickster

b : difficult to cope with or handle : trying <a tricksy job>

4

chiefly British : ornately contrived in technique or effect

— tricks·i·ness noun

Examples of TRICKSY

1. <it's a bit tricksy to have a candid conversation with the company president without appearing to be either presumptuous or obsequious>
2. <a tricksy provocateur who will make the most outrageous statements just to get a reaction>

Origin of TRICKSY

tricks, plural of trick

First Known Use: 1552

Related to TRICKSY

Synonyms

catchy, delicate, difficult, dodgy [chiefly British], hairy, knotty, nasty, prickly, problematic (also problematical), sensitive, spiny, sticky, thorny, ticklish, touchy, tough, tricky

Related Words

abstract, abstruse, complex, complicated, hard, intricate, involved, recondite, serious; problem, scabrous, stubborn, troublesome, troublous, vexatious, vexing, worrisome; burdensome, demanding, discommoding, exacting, exhausting, importunate, inconvenient, onerous, oppressive, painful, stressful

Near Antonyms

easy, effortless, manageable, painless, simple, straightforward, uncomplicated, undemanding, unproblematic

Rhymes with TRICKSY

nixie, pixie, pyxie