Through his work with Massive Attack and other artists, Tricky became a major figure in the Bristol underground scene, which gave rise to multiple internationally recognized artists and the music …

sly, cunning, crafty, wily, tricky, foxy, artful, slick mean attaining or seeking to attain one's ends by guileful or devious means. sly implies furtiveness, lack of candor, and skill in concealing one's aims …

TRICKY definition: 1. If a piece of work or problem is tricky, it is difficult to deal with and needs careful…. Learn more.

1. given to or characterized by deceitful tricks; crafty; wily; sly. 2. unpredictably difficult or troublesome; unreliable or uncooperative: a tricky light switch. 3. having, using, or involving clever, intricate, or …

If something is tricky, it's difficult, like a tricky puzzle. And if a person is tricky, they're sneaky, skilled, or crafty, like a tricky magician who makes it look easy to pull quarters out of your ears.

Through his work with Massive Attack and other artists, Tricky became a major figure in the Bristol underground scene, which gave rise to multiple internationally recognized artists and the music...

Definition of tricky adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

May 13, 2025 · (colloquial, slang) Relating to or associated with a prostitution trick. I don't want any of your tricky money, thank you!

willing to use deceitful tricks: a tricky lawyer. difficult because unreliable or uncooperative: a tricky light switch. of or relating to clever or demanding motion or behavior: a tricky dance step. wily. skilled in …

If you describe a task or problem as tricky, you mean that it is difficult to do or deal with. Parking can be tricky downtown.