Etymology
Origin of tricksome
Example Sentences
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Could it be that after thinking him lofty and witty in soul, his young, his artless, his tricksome mistress now thought him handsome?
From Modeste Mignon by Balzac, Honoré de
With an appetite that's picksome comes a temper tart and tricksome, But a pick-me-up—I'll send one—will, I'm sure set all that square.
From Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, March 12, 1892 by Various
The visitor should beware of the tricksome water-works upon this terrace.
From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.
You know it's tricksome for one accustomed mainly to men's affairs….
From Fate Knocks at the Door A Novel by Comfort, Will Levington
Blithe, tricksome spirit! art thou left alone Of gods and all their intermediate kin The sweet survivor?
From The English Novel And the Principle of its Development by Lanier, Sidney
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