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tricksy

adjective \ˈtrik-sē\
tricks·i·ertricks·i·est

Definition of TRICKSY

1
archaic :  smartly attired :  spruce
2
:  full of tricks :  prankish
3
a archaic :  having the craftiness of a trickster
b :  difficult to cope with or handle :  trying <a tricksy job>
4
chiefly British :  ornately contrived in technique or effect
— tricks·i·ness noun
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Origin of TRICKSY

tricks, plural of trick
First Known Use: 1552

Related to TRICKSY

Synonyms
catchy, delicate, difficult, dodgy [chiefly British], hairy, knotty, nasty, prickly, problematic (also problematical), sensitive, spiny, sticky, thorny, ticklish, touchy, tough, tricky

Rhymes with TRICKSY

nixie, pixie, pyxie

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