trick
noun
a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
tricker
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a word derived from
trick.
Example Sentences
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His deal with SpaceX will likely be much tricker to pull off: It depends on the “establishment of a permanent human colony on Mars with at least 1 million inhabitants.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 12, 2026
That is a tricker question than you might think.
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2023
While bigger brands such as Burberry and Raf Simons, among the most-anticipated highlights this season, pulled out of the Sept 16-20 event, for smaller labels doing so is tricker.
From Reuters ● Sep. 16, 2022
That is a tricker message than simply declaring victory at some point.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 30, 2021
But so flustered and confused was I that I never had mind to pull the tricker, though I rammed down a fresh cartridge at the word of command.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 06 — Fiction by Arthur Mee
