Definition of tricksy in English:

tricksy

adjectivetricksier, tricksiest ˈtrɪksiˈtrɪksi

1Playful or mischievous.
（人）淘气的；恶作剧的
Example sentencesExamples
- Bawer is quite plainly a talented writer, but he is also tricksy, and he has a tendency to overload what are often perfectly valid points with debatable stylistic flourishes.
- Strachan, on the other hand, was regarded as tricksy enough to outmanoeuvre his dour Aberdeen and Manchester United manager.
- Someone tricksy has been taking pictures of the car he drives in the forthcoming movie.
- Our traditional institutions of learning are under threat from these nasty, tricksy cheats.
- But Gray is a tricksy fellow and might be fibbing.
Synonyms
frisky, jolly, fun-loving, lively, full of fun, high-spirited, spirited, in high spirits, exuberant, perky, skittish, coltish, kittenish
1. 1.1 Ingenious, intricate, or complicated.
  a tricksy little device
  Example sentencesExamples
  On the other hand, Jaki is clearly present in the rhythms which are straightforward but tricksy, deliberate but playful.
  It is immensely clever, perhaps overly tricksy for some tastes and, most importantly, extraordinarily brilliant.
  Also, a pair of tricksy pop-out cupholders hide behind a flimsy bit of plastic on the passenger side.
  It is also a thing of beauty, with typography that's clever without being tricksy, saliva-inducing photography and cute little naif drawings.
  And do not try anything tricksy if you don't need to.
  Partly it is through a fear of actually engaging with the tricksy arguments themselves: it is altogether easier to attack the individual - to take out the man, rather than the ball, as it were.
  Then again, it might just be a tricksy way of showing-off a bit.
  They think up tricksy names, they might even hire an expensive designer to do them a label, and when it comes to the end, their wine is made in the same winery as all their rivals' wines.
  Now there's a tricksy little topic not likely to raise many smiles should it happen to pop up in conversation.
  It's pretty middling stuff, with a tricksy mannerism of freeze-framing the action at the end of a scene, which makes it look like a dodgy DVD pressing.
  Sure, the profile questions were laboured and tricksy, but they either gave way to genuine honesty or exposed pretension; you could just tell when a person was straining to be winsome.
  The second paper was again a little tricksy in places, but overall nicer than the first one.
  I'd rather thought this might happen, because one or two of the words were tricksy, to say the least.
  Flashbacks, dream sequences and supernatural intervention merge into a miasma of disjointed, tricksy effects.
  I found a different route, using tricksy short-cuts, through Bradford, which I'd known since childhood.
  It's all well-played by the Northern Sinfonia under James Sinclair, and the music is sprightly and often engaging, but a lot of it is tricksy stuff, full of little efforts at musical humour or attention grabbing.
  The Maltings' interior design is obviously not to the judge's taste: it is said to be ‘entirely contrived, with a tricksy decor strong on salvaged somewhat quirky junk’.
  Personally, I find that the sensationalist presentation, tricksy camera work and scary music gets in the way of any profound analysis.
  Out went the tacky, big-budget stage sets and tricksy technology and in came rock 'n' roll again.
  It also comes with a set of tricksy windscreen wipers.
  Synonyms
  tidy, neat and tidy, as neat as a new pin, orderly, well ordered, in order, in good order, well kept, shipshape, shipshape and bristol fashion, in apple-pie order, immaculate, spick and span, uncluttered, straight, trim, spruce

Derivatives

tricksily

adverb

J has configured everything tricksily, and apparently my home account goes through my work email account, which would have been good to realise last week.
Example sentencesExamples
- He's capable of martial arts tricks, but he's at home in the depths of the enemy's defenses, plumbing into their secrets and tricksily discovering their greatest secrets.
- How can the people involved in these movies get out of bed in the morning, facing the mountains of tricksily demanding work that they have assigned themselves?
- The songs are tricksily stylish pop that veers gleefully with unexpected time changes, and a charming fifties swing.
- It is tricksily served on a wooden board in a Kilner jar; beneath a blob of goose fat on top of which is some beautifully dressed posh salad, alongside bowls of pickles and a rich plum chutney.

tricksiness

noun

I had to settle for a mocked up photo of the man - plus a whole lot of artificial shadow tricksiness.
Example sentencesExamples
- It seems at times as if Malkani is enjoying his linguistic tricksiness so much he just can't stop himself.
- The shifting set apart, the director Joe Dowling eschews any tricksiness, instead concentrating on making the most of his talented cast.
- I found them both coherent, lively and strange, though not without a touch of that mannered tricksiness you so often find in physical theatre.

Rhymes

dixie, pixie, Trixie

Definition of tricksy in US English:

tricksy

adjectiveˈtrɪksiˈtriksē

1(of a person) playful or mischievous.
（人）淘气的；恶作剧的
Example sentencesExamples
- Bawer is quite plainly a talented writer, but he is also tricksy, and he has a tendency to overload what are often perfectly valid points with debatable stylistic flourishes.
- Strachan, on the other hand, was regarded as tricksy enough to outmanoeuvre his dour Aberdeen and Manchester United manager.
- Someone tricksy has been taking pictures of the car he drives in the forthcoming movie.
- Our traditional institutions of learning are under threat from these nasty, tricksy cheats.
- But Gray is a tricksy fellow and might be fibbing.
Synonyms
frisky, jolly, fun-loving, lively, full of fun, high-spirited, spirited, in high spirits, exuberant, perky, skittish, coltish, kittenish
1. 1.1 Clever in an ingenious or deceptive way.
  巧妙的；狡黠的，诡计多端的
  a typically tricksy beginning to his latest venture
  Example sentencesExamples
  I found a different route, using tricksy short-cuts, through Bradford, which I'd known since childhood.
  The Maltings' interior design is obviously not to the judge's taste: it is said to be ‘entirely contrived, with a tricksy decor strong on salvaged somewhat quirky junk’.
  Partly it is through a fear of actually engaging with the tricksy arguments themselves: it is altogether easier to attack the individual - to take out the man, rather than the ball, as it were.
  It is also a thing of beauty, with typography that's clever without being tricksy, saliva-inducing photography and cute little naif drawings.
  It's pretty middling stuff, with a tricksy mannerism of freeze-framing the action at the end of a scene, which makes it look like a dodgy DVD pressing.
  I'd rather thought this might happen, because one or two of the words were tricksy, to say the least.
  The second paper was again a little tricksy in places, but overall nicer than the first one.
  Sure, the profile questions were laboured and tricksy, but they either gave way to genuine honesty or exposed pretension; you could just tell when a person was straining to be winsome.
  And do not try anything tricksy if you don't need to.
  Flashbacks, dream sequences and supernatural intervention merge into a miasma of disjointed, tricksy effects.
  It is immensely clever, perhaps overly tricksy for some tastes and, most importantly, extraordinarily brilliant.
  Also, a pair of tricksy pop-out cupholders hide behind a flimsy bit of plastic on the passenger side.
  Personally, I find that the sensationalist presentation, tricksy camera work and scary music gets in the way of any profound analysis.
  Now there's a tricksy little topic not likely to raise many smiles should it happen to pop up in conversation.
  On the other hand, Jaki is clearly present in the rhythms which are straightforward but tricksy, deliberate but playful.
  It's all well-played by the Northern Sinfonia under James Sinclair, and the music is sprightly and often engaging, but a lot of it is tricksy stuff, full of little efforts at musical humour or attention grabbing.
  Out went the tacky, big-budget stage sets and tricksy technology and in came rock 'n' roll again.
  They think up tricksy names, they might even hire an expensive designer to do them a label, and when it comes to the end, their wine is made in the same winery as all their rivals' wines.
  Then again, it might just be a tricksy way of showing-off a bit.
  It also comes with a set of tricksy windscreen wipers.
  Synonyms
  tidy, neat and tidy, as neat as a new pin, orderly, well ordered, in order, in good order, well kept, shipshape, shipshape and bristol fashion, in apple-pie order, immaculate, spick and span, uncluttered, straight, trim, spruce

词汇	tricksy
释义	Definition of tricksy in English: tricksy adjectivetricksier, tricksiest ˈtrɪksiˈtrɪksi 1Playful or mischievous. （人）淘气的；恶作剧的 Example sentencesExamples Bawer is quite plainly a talented writer, but he is also tricksy, and he has a tendency to overload what are often perfectly valid points with debatable stylistic flourishes. Strachan, on the other hand, was regarded as tricksy enough to outmanoeuvre his dour Aberdeen and Manchester United manager. Someone tricksy has been taking pictures of the car he drives in the forthcoming movie. Our traditional institutions of learning are under threat from these nasty, tricksy cheats. But Gray is a tricksy fellow and might be fibbing. Synonyms frisky, jolly, fun-loving, lively, full of fun, high-spirited, spirited, in high spirits, exuberant, perky, skittish, coltish, kittenish 1.1 Ingenious, intricate, or complicated. a tricksy little device Example sentencesExamples On the other hand, Jaki is clearly present in the rhythms which are straightforward but tricksy, deliberate but playful. It is immensely clever, perhaps overly tricksy for some tastes and, most importantly, extraordinarily brilliant. Also, a pair of tricksy pop-out cupholders hide behind a flimsy bit of plastic on the passenger side. It is also a thing of beauty, with typography that's clever without being tricksy, saliva-inducing photography and cute little naif drawings. And do not try anything tricksy if you don't need to. Partly it is through a fear of actually engaging with the tricksy arguments themselves: it is altogether easier to attack the individual - to take out the man, rather than the ball, as it were. Then again, it might just be a tricksy way of showing-off a bit. They think up tricksy names, they might even hire an expensive designer to do them a label, and when it comes to the end, their wine is made in the same winery as all their rivals' wines. Now there's a tricksy little topic not likely to raise many smiles should it happen to pop up in conversation. It's pretty middling stuff, with a tricksy mannerism of freeze-framing the action at the end of a scene, which makes it look like a dodgy DVD pressing. Sure, the profile questions were laboured and tricksy, but they either gave way to genuine honesty or exposed pretension; you could just tell when a person was straining to be winsome. The second paper was again a little tricksy in places, but overall nicer than the first one. I'd rather thought this might happen, because one or two of the words were tricksy, to say the least. Flashbacks, dream sequences and supernatural intervention merge into a miasma of disjointed, tricksy effects. I found a different route, using tricksy short-cuts, through Bradford, which I'd known since childhood. It's all well-played by the Northern Sinfonia under James Sinclair, and the music is sprightly and often engaging, but a lot of it is tricksy stuff, full of little efforts at musical humour or attention grabbing. The Maltings' interior design is obviously not to the judge's taste: it is said to be ‘entirely contrived, with a tricksy decor strong on salvaged somewhat quirky junk’. Personally, I find that the sensationalist presentation, tricksy camera work and scary music gets in the way of any profound analysis. Out went the tacky, big-budget stage sets and tricksy technology and in came rock 'n' roll again. It also comes with a set of tricksy windscreen wipers. Synonyms tidy, neat and tidy, as neat as a new pin, orderly, well ordered, in order, in good order, well kept, shipshape, shipshape and bristol fashion, in apple-pie order, immaculate, spick and span, uncluttered, straight, trim, spruce Derivatives tricksily adverb J has configured everything tricksily, and apparently my home account goes through my work email account, which would have been good to realise last week. Example sentencesExamples He's capable of martial arts tricks, but he's at home in the depths of the enemy's defenses, plumbing into their secrets and tricksily discovering their greatest secrets. How can the people involved in these movies get out of bed in the morning, facing the mountains of tricksily demanding work that they have assigned themselves? The songs are tricksily stylish pop that veers gleefully with unexpected time changes, and a charming fifties swing. It is tricksily served on a wooden board in a Kilner jar; beneath a blob of goose fat on top of which is some beautifully dressed posh salad, alongside bowls of pickles and a rich plum chutney. tricksiness noun I had to settle for a mocked up photo of the man - plus a whole lot of artificial shadow tricksiness. Example sentencesExamples It seems at times as if Malkani is enjoying his linguistic tricksiness so much he just can't stop himself. The shifting set apart, the director Joe Dowling eschews any tricksiness, instead concentrating on making the most of his talented cast. I found them both coherent, lively and strange, though not without a touch of that mannered tricksiness you so often find in physical theatre. Rhymes dixie, pixie, Trixie Definition of tricksy in US English: tricksy adjectiveˈtrɪksiˈtriksē 1(of a person) playful or mischievous. （人）淘气的；恶作剧的 Example sentencesExamples Bawer is quite plainly a talented writer, but he is also tricksy, and he has a tendency to overload what are often perfectly valid points with debatable stylistic flourishes. Strachan, on the other hand, was regarded as tricksy enough to outmanoeuvre his dour Aberdeen and Manchester United manager. Someone tricksy has been taking pictures of the car he drives in the forthcoming movie. Our traditional institutions of learning are under threat from these nasty, tricksy cheats. But Gray is a tricksy fellow and might be fibbing. Synonyms frisky, jolly, fun-loving, lively, full of fun, high-spirited, spirited, in high spirits, exuberant, perky, skittish, coltish, kittenish 1.1 Clever in an ingenious or deceptive way. 巧妙的；狡黠的，诡计多端的 a typically tricksy beginning to his latest venture Example sentencesExamples I found a different route, using tricksy short-cuts, through Bradford, which I'd known since childhood. The Maltings' interior design is obviously not to the judge's taste: it is said to be ‘entirely contrived, with a tricksy decor strong on salvaged somewhat quirky junk’. Partly it is through a fear of actually engaging with the tricksy arguments themselves: it is altogether easier to attack the individual - to take out the man, rather than the ball, as it were. It is also a thing of beauty, with typography that's clever without being tricksy, saliva-inducing photography and cute little naif drawings. It's pretty middling stuff, with a tricksy mannerism of freeze-framing the action at the end of a scene, which makes it look like a dodgy DVD pressing. I'd rather thought this might happen, because one or two of the words were tricksy, to say the least. The second paper was again a little tricksy in places, but overall nicer than the first one. Sure, the profile questions were laboured and tricksy, but they either gave way to genuine honesty or exposed pretension; you could just tell when a person was straining to be winsome. And do not try anything tricksy if you don't need to. Flashbacks, dream sequences and supernatural intervention merge into a miasma of disjointed, tricksy effects. It is immensely clever, perhaps overly tricksy for some tastes and, most importantly, extraordinarily brilliant. Also, a pair of tricksy pop-out cupholders hide behind a flimsy bit of plastic on the passenger side. Personally, I find that the sensationalist presentation, tricksy camera work and scary music gets in the way of any profound analysis. Now there's a tricksy little topic not likely to raise many smiles should it happen to pop up in conversation. On the other hand, Jaki is clearly present in the rhythms which are straightforward but tricksy, deliberate but playful. It's all well-played by the Northern Sinfonia under James Sinclair, and the music is sprightly and often engaging, but a lot of it is tricksy stuff, full of little efforts at musical humour or attention grabbing. Out went the tacky, big-budget stage sets and tricksy technology and in came rock 'n' roll again. They think up tricksy names, they might even hire an expensive designer to do them a label, and when it comes to the end, their wine is made in the same winery as all their rivals' wines. Then again, it might just be a tricksy way of showing-off a bit. It also comes with a set of tricksy windscreen wipers. Synonyms tidy, neat and tidy, as neat as a new pin, orderly, well ordered, in order, in good order, well kept, shipshape, shipshape and bristol fashion, in apple-pie order, immaculate, spick and span, uncluttered, straight, trim, spruce
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