tricky
adjective
given to or characterized by deceitful tricks; crafty; wily.
trickier
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comparativeof tricky.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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But the economics become trickier the further down the merchant chain a fee travels.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Reliable data becomes trickier, however, once you start moving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
He has a low-key comic energy and helps guide the story through a few of its trickier emotional turns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
Lodge acknowledges Europe’s a trickier market—multilinguistic, with unfamiliar legal systems and a different currency, but he says you get paid for your trouble.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
"All we have to work with is the camera. He can write notes and hold them up. But how we talk back is trickier."
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
