"trickish" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more trickish [comparative], most trickish [superlative]
Etymology: trick + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|trick|ish}} trick + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} trickish (comparative more trickish, superlative most trickish)
  1. Using tricks or trickery. Synonyms: tricksical
    Sense id: en-trickish-en-adj-72QFT00i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

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