"tricky" meaning in Englisch

See tricky in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: ˈtɹɪkɪ Audio: En-us-tricky.ogg Forms: tricky [positive], trickier [comparative], trickiest [superlative]
Rhymes: ɪki
  1. gerissen, durchtrieben
    Sense id: de-tricky-en-adj-WQKSijaw
  2. kompliziert, schwierig (Problem), kitzelig (Situation)
    Sense id: de-tricky-en-adj-lq52Ewdt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sly Translations (gerissen, durchtrieben): gerissen (Deutsch), durchtrieben (Deutsch), trickreich (Deutsch) Translations (kompliziert, schwierig (Problem), kitzelig (Situation)): kompliziert (Deutsch), schwierig (Deutsch), kitzelig (Deutsch)
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