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TRICKSY (tricksier, tricksiest)
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Irregular inflected forms: tricksier , tricksiest
, tricksiest Dictionary entry overview: What does tricksy mean?
• TRICKSY (adjective)
The adjective TRICKSY has 1 sense:
1. marked by skill in deception
Familiarity information: TRICKSY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Marked by skill in deception
Synonyms:
crafty; cunning; dodgy; foxy; guileful; knavish; slick; sly; tricksy; tricky; wily
Context example:
a wily old attorney
Similar:
artful (marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft)
Derivation:
trick (a cunning or deceitful action or device)
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