trickier; trickiest
1
: inclined to or marked by trickery
2
a
: giving a deceptive impression of easiness, simplicity, or order : ticklish
a tricky path through the swamp
b
Examples of tricky in a Sentence
The lock is tricky to open.
a tricky musical passage for the woodwind section
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Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
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Spinning off movie properties to TV has had mixed results and doing horror in particular is considered a pretty tricky genre for serialized shows.
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Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Bouwer credits his collaborators for helping walk the film’s tricky tightrope of making a largely two-hander feel expansive.
—William Earl, Variety, 25 Oct. 2025
Brita Self-filtering Water Bottle Between layovers and back-to-back flights, staying hydrated can be tricky.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
Spinning off movie properties to TV has had mixed results and doing horror in particular is considered a pretty tricky genre for serialized shows.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tricky
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“Tricky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tricky. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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