tricky
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The meaning (definition) of the word tricky
sly and clever in a way that fools others
The word tricky used in a sentence
“My tricky friend hid the ball behind the back to fool me”
Words that mean the same as tricky (synonyms)
sneaky
Words that mean the opposite of tricky (antonyms)
honest
How the word tricky is said around the world
| French | rusé (rew-ZAY) |
| Spanish | astuto (ahs-TOO-toh) |
| Mandarin | 狡猾 (jyow hwah) |
| Hindi | चालाक (chah-LAHK) |
| Arabic | ماكر (MAA-kir) |
| Russian | хитрый (KHEET-riy) |
| Portuguese (EU) | manhoso (muh-NYOH-zoo) |
| Portuguese (BR) | espertinho (es-pair-CHEEN-yoo) |
| Japanese | ずるがしこい (zoo-roo-gah-shee-KOH-ee) |
| German | listig (LIS-tikh) |
| Urdu | چالاک (chah-LAHK) |
| Punjabi | ਚਲਾਕ (cha-LAHK) |
| Korean | 꾀가 많은 (KKOY-gah mah-NUUN) |
| Hebrew | ערמומי (ar-moo-MEE) |
| Greek | πονηρός (poh-nee-ROHS) |
| Dutch | sluw (slyoo) |
| Tagalog | tuso (TOO-soh) |
| Vietnamese | ranh mãnh (zahn MAHNY) |
| Turkish | kurnaz (koor-NAHZ) |
| Persian | کلکباز (ka-lak-BAHZ) |
| Polish | chytry (KHIH-trih) |
| Ukrainian | хитрий (KHY-tryi) |
| Bengali | চালাক (CHAH-lahk) |
| Swedish | listig (LIS-tig) |
| Italian | furbo (FOOR-boh) |
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