tricky
Origin of tricky
Synonyms for tricky
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rocky, touchy, problematic, precarious, sticky, sensitive, thorny, complex, unstable, delicate, ticklish, intricate, knotty, critical, risky, slippery, shifty, treacherous, smooth, subtleExamples from the Web for tricky
Contemporary Examples of tricky
Their solidified friendship is one of the most touching details of the premiere, but it also puts Branson in a tricky predicament.
The power delivered by the rocket motor was uneven and tricky to control.
Virgin Galactic’s Flight Path to Disaster: A Clash of High Risk and HyperboleClive Irving
November 1, 2014
It is a tricky and perilous path, but there are no realistic alternatives.
What makes Islam so tricky that it trips up even the usually more discerning among us?
Winning a game this tricky, then, is nearly impossible without a coach.
Historical Examples of tricky
All in all, Gray Peter was a glorious machine; Sally was a tricky intelligence.
Way of the LawlessMax Brand
If they put him out of the room, Tricky came in by the chimney.
The Monkey That Would Not KillHenry Drummond
If they shut him up in a room, Tricky got out by the chimney.
The Monkey That Would Not KillHenry Drummond
Tricky, therefore, he was called, and as Tricky he lived and—did not die.
The Monkey That Would Not KillHenry Drummond
If Tricky had lost such a chance he would not have been a monkey at all.
The Monkey That Would Not KillHenry Drummond