ADJECTIVE | all | tricky, slippery | not to be trusted |
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all | tricky, catchy | having concealed difficulty | |
all | tricky, crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, wily | marked by skill in deception |
Sounds | trih'kiy | |
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Rhymes | achy ... yucky: 142 rhymes with kiy... |
Meaning | not to be trusted. | |
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Synonym | slippery | |
Broader | untrustworthy, untrusty | not worthy of trust / trust or belief |
Spanish | astuto, engañoso, tramposo | |
Catalan | astut, enganyós, trampós | |
Nouns | trickiness | the quality of being a slippery rascal |
Meaning | Having concealed difficulty. | |
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Example | "a tricky recipe to follow" | |
Synonym | catchy | |
Broader | difficult, hard | not easy |
Nouns | trickiness | the quality of requiring skill or caution |
Meaning | marked by skill in deception. | |
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Example | "tricky Dick" | |
Synonyms | crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, wily | |
Broader | artful | marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft |
Spanish | artero, astuto, bellaco, ladino, pícaro, sagaz, socarrón, taimado | |
Catalan | astut, bergant, murri, sagaç, sorneguer | |
Nouns | trick | a cunning or deceitful action or device |
trickiness | the quality of being a slippery rascal | |
Adverbs | trickily | in an artful manner |
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