tricky

/'triki/

Thân thiện

The tricky puzzle took her a long time to solve.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Deceitful or crafty: Describes a person or action that is skillful in deception, cunning, or not straightforward.
   • Difficult to handle or deal with: Describes a situation, problem, or task that is complex, delicate, or requires careful handling to avoid problems.

Examples of Usage

• Describing a deceitful person or action:
  • He's a tricky politician who rarely gives a direct answer.
  • The salesman used a tricky contract to hide the extra fees.
• Describing a difficult situation or task:
  • Repairing the watch mechanism is a tricky job.
  • The interviewer asked a tricky question about my previous employment gap.

Advanced Usage

• "to be a bit tricky": to be somewhat difficult or problematic.
  • Navigating the new software can be a bit tricky at first.
• "to pull a tricky maneuver": to execute a clever and often deceptive action.
  • The driver pulled a tricky maneuver to avoid the collision.

Variants and Related Words

• Trick (n/v): A deceptive or cunning act; to deceive someone.
  • He fell for an old trick.
• Trickiness (n): The quality of being tricky.
  • The trickiness of the puzzle frustrated him.
• Trickster (n): A person who deceives or plays tricks.
  • The folktale featured a clever trickster.

Synonyms

• Deceitful: Guilty of or involving deceit.
• Cunning: Having or showing skill in achieving one's ends by deceit.
• Sly: Having or showing a cunning and deceitful nature.
• Complex: Consisting of many different and connected parts.
• Delicate: Requiring sensitive or careful handling.

Related Phrases

• A tricky customer: (Idiom) A person who is difficult to deal with or outsmart.
  • Be careful when negotiating with him; he's a tricky customer.
• In a tricky spot/position: (Phrase) In a difficult or awkward situation.
  • The scandal put the company in a tricky spot with its investors.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. marked by skill in deception
   • cunning men often pass for wise
   • deep political machinations
   • a foxy scheme
   • a slick evasive answer
   • sly as a fox
   • tricky Dick
   • a wily old attorney
2. having concealed difficulty
   • a catchy question
   • a tricky recipe to follow
3. not to be trusted
   • how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is- James Agee

Từ đồng nghĩa

• catchy
• slippery