"tricky" meaning in Anglais

See tricky in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: \ˈtɹɪk.i\, \ˈtɹɪk.i\, ˈtɹɪk.i Audio: En-us-tricky.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-tricky.wav Forms: trickier [comparative], trickiest [superlative]
  1. Compliqué.
    Sense id: fr-tricky-en-adj-VwtGlGm3 Categories (other): Exemples en anglais
  2. Rusé.
    Sense id: fr-tricky-en-adj-WSZpS17h Categories (other): Exemples en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms (décision difficile): tricky decision Derived forms (problème épineux): tricky problem Derived forms (situation délicate): tricky situation Related terms (rusé): devious
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