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Word entry · 6 letters

tricky

Best crossword clue

"Hard to manage"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈtɹɪk.i/Part of speech adjectiveSorted cikrtyStarts with TEnds with Y2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Difficult, deceptive, or requiring careful handling.

Word origin

From trick + -y.

Used in a sentence

  • “They were in a tricky situation.”
  • “"The trickiest we ever get," he continued, "is in the short-answer questions like, 'Why do you want to come to the University of Chicago?' or, 'What books have you read?'”
  • “That will prove a trickier test, the management having pinpointed Oleh Blokhin's side as "one of the favourites in the group", though they will confront an England team buoyed by this battering.”

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01“Hard to manage”6 letters
02“Difficult to handle”6 letters

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