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ˈtrɪk sitricksy

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wilyadjective

    marked by skill in deception

    "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"

Wiktionary

  1. tricksyadjective

    Inclined to trickery; sneaky, devious.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Tricksyadjective

    Pretty. This is a word of endearment.

    Etymology: from trick.

    The fool hath planted in his memory
    An army of good words; and I do know
    A many fools that stand in better place,
    Garnish’d like him, that for a tricksy word
    Defy the matter. William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice.

    All this service have I done since I went.
    ———— My tricksy spirit! William Shakespeare, Tempest.

ChatGPT

  1. tricksy

    Tricksy refers to someone or something that is crafty, cunning, sly, or deceitful. It's often used to describe behaviors or actions that involve trickery or deceit. The term is commonly used in literature and storytelling.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Tricksyadjective

    exhibiting artfulness; trickish

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tricksy in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tricksy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6


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