"tricksy" meaning in Anglais

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Adjective

IPA: \ˈtrɪk.sɪ\ Forms: tricky
  1. Élégant, soigné.
    Sense id: fr-tricksy-en-adj-bPipVqbI
  2. Facétieux.
    Sense id: fr-tricksy-en-adj-syu9rAmI
  3. Trompeur.
    Sense id: fr-tricksy-en-adj-OMbSGXaC Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire
  4. Piégeux.
    Sense id: fr-tricksy-en-adj-t4HvsBLZ Categories (other): Exemples en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tricksily, tricksiness
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    "(1552) ^([1]). → voir trick et -sy."
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