Main Entry: tricksy

Pronunciation: \ˈtrik-sē\

Function: adjective

Inflected Form(s): tricks·i·er; tricks·i·est

Etymology: tricks, plural of trick

Date: 1552

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