Main Entry:

tricksy

Pronunciation:

\ˈtrik-sē\

Function:

adjective

Inflected Form(s):

tricks·i·er; tricks·i·est

Etymology:

tricks, plural of trick

Date:

1552

1archaic : smartly attired : spruce2: full of tricks : prankish3 aarchaic : having the craftiness of a trickster b: difficult to cope with or handle : trying <a tricksy job>4chiefly British : ornately contrived in technique or effect

— tricks·i·ness noun