tricky
adjective/ˈtrɪki/
/ˈtrɪki/
(comparative trickier, superlative trickiest)
(rather informal)- difficult to do or deal with
- a tricky situation
- Getting it to fit exactly is a tricky business.
- The equipment can be tricky to install.
Extra Examples- I don't know how you fit the top on. It looks very tricky.
- It's an extremely tricky problem.
- Things got a bit tricky when two people claimed the same seat.
- It was a very tricky rescue operation as it was a really severe storm.
- The incident has raised some tricky questions about the future of the project.
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- (of people) clever but likely to trick you synonym crafty
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