Tricky
adjective
Hard to do or understand.
This puzzle is very tricky to solve.
Often appears as...
- tricky situation
- tricky question
adjective
Likely to deceive or trick someone.
Be careful, he is known to be a tricky person.
Often appears as...
- tricky business
- tricky character
adjective
Hard to do or understand.
This puzzle is very tricky to solve.
Often appears as...
- tricky situation
- tricky question
adjective
Likely to deceive or trick someone.
Be careful, he is known to be a tricky person.
Often appears as...
- tricky business
- tricky character
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Situation Dependent
Tricky means different levels of difficulty depending on the context it is used in.
Navigating through the city can be tricky for a newcomer.
Pro Tip 2/3Subjectivity of Challenge
What is tricky for one person may not be for another, as it often depends on individual skills and experience.
He found the math problem tricky, but his classmate solved it quickly.
Pro Tip 3/3Unexpected Challenges
Tricky can also imply that there are unexpected aspects that make a task difficult.
The instructions seemed easy, but the details were very tricky.
Pro Tip 1/3Situation Dependent
Tricky means different levels of difficulty depending on the context it is used in.
Navigating through the city can be tricky for a newcomer.
Pro Tip 2/3Subjectivity of Challenge
What is tricky for one person may not be for another, as it often depends on individual skills and experience.
He found the math problem tricky, but his classmate solved it quickly.
Pro Tip 3/3Unexpected Challenges
Tricky can also imply that there are unexpected aspects that make a task difficult.
The instructions seemed easy, but the details were very tricky.
Pro Tip 1/3Situation Dependent
Tricky means different levels of difficulty depending on the context it is used in.
Navigating through the city can be tricky for a newcomer.
Pro Tip 2/3Subjectivity of Challenge
What is tricky for one person may not be for another, as it often depends on individual skills and experience.
He found the math problem tricky, but his classmate solved it quickly.
Pro Tip 3/3Unexpected Challenges
Tricky can also imply that there are unexpected aspects that make a task difficult.
The instructions seemed easy, but the details were very tricky.
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How a windmill gets...
tricky because you can't do it on a windy day so on a windy spot you really have to pick your days to do it and so we lift it up there and we've got up at the top you see it attached to that nice foundation on the left and on the right you can see looking up the center of the tower it's up 22 stories these towers are important to in the old days you
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Comma story - Terisa...
Commas are tricky things, especially when subordinates and conjunctions are involved. If you can remember a few basic rules, a simple law of physics, and some common scenarios, you will be able to use commas correctly. I like to think of the different parts of our sentence as characters. Let's meet a few of
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Dolphins: Even Smarter...
But it also evidently calls dolphins from across the bay to come and help in this feast. So the water here is temperate water. It's quite cold. And when I was there, it was really thick with plankton and algae. The visibility wasn't that good. Very tricky to photograph these highly contrasted dolphins
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Inside OKCupid: The math...
is basically an expensive paperweight. And since computers are such a pervasive part of everyday life, algorithms are everywhere. The math behind OkCupid's matching algorithm is surprisingly simple. It's just some addition, multiplication, a little bit of square roots. The tricky part in designing it
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How the food you eat...
But getting to your brain cells is tricky, and amino acids have to compete for limited access. A diet with a range of foods helps maintain a balanced combination of brain messengers, and keeps your mood from getting skewed in one direction or the other. Like the other organs in our bodies,
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Baby Orphan Fox Rescue PIPE...
and trying to keep track of them once they're out there in the wild can be tricky but we do our best sadly not all foxes can be released over the years secret world has rescued foxes that have been cruelly kept as pets unfortunately these animals would never survive in the wild
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When to use apostrophes...
In rare cases, you can have a double contraction, though those generally aren't accepted in writing, with the exception of dialogue. So it's possessive, it's often followed by s's, and it's sometimes tricky when it comes to its usage. It's the apostrophe.
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Making a Pangolin an...
it may be tricky work but filming a pangolin so at ease isn't a privileged opportunity i spent the best part of 20 years in the bush i've seen three in my lifetime twice when i was filming once when i was a child it's just great to spend a little bit of
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A conservative's plea:...
if we want to help people and get the next two billion people out of poverty. There's no other way. Hmm. How are we going to get that? It's a tricky thing, isn't it. We need innovative thinking. A lot of it's on this stage.
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What is a butt tuba and...
and protective talismans to take into battle. Across all this variation, those tricky little drawings in the margins are a unique window into the minds of medieval artists.
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How a windmill gets...
tricky because you can't do it on a windy day so on a windy spot you really have to pick your days to do it and so we lift it up there and we've got up at the top you see it attached to that nice foundation on the left and on the right you can see looking up the center of the tower it's up 22 stories these towers are important to in the old days you
Video examples
Comma story - Terisa...
Commas are tricky things, especially when subordinates and conjunctions are involved. If you can remember a few basic rules, a simple law of physics, and some common scenarios, you will be able to use commas correctly. I like to think of the different parts of our sentence as characters. Let's meet a few of
Video examples
Dolphins: Even Smarter...
But it also evidently calls dolphins from across the bay to come and help in this feast. So the water here is temperate water. It's quite cold. And when I was there, it was really thick with plankton and algae. The visibility wasn't that good. Very tricky to photograph these highly contrasted dolphins
Video examples
Inside OKCupid: The math...
is basically an expensive paperweight. And since computers are such a pervasive part of everyday life, algorithms are everywhere. The math behind OkCupid's matching algorithm is surprisingly simple. It's just some addition, multiplication, a little bit of square roots. The tricky part in designing it
Video examples
How the food you eat...
But getting to your brain cells is tricky, and amino acids have to compete for limited access. A diet with a range of foods helps maintain a balanced combination of brain messengers, and keeps your mood from getting skewed in one direction or the other. Like the other organs in our bodies,
Video examples
Baby Orphan Fox Rescue PIPE...
and trying to keep track of them once they're out there in the wild can be tricky but we do our best sadly not all foxes can be released over the years secret world has rescued foxes that have been cruelly kept as pets unfortunately these animals would never survive in the wild
Video examples
When to use apostrophes...
In rare cases, you can have a double contraction, though those generally aren't accepted in writing, with the exception of dialogue. So it's possessive, it's often followed by s's, and it's sometimes tricky when it comes to its usage. It's the apostrophe.
Video examples
Making a Pangolin an...
it may be tricky work but filming a pangolin so at ease isn't a privileged opportunity i spent the best part of 20 years in the bush i've seen three in my lifetime twice when i was filming once when i was a child it's just great to spend a little bit of
Video examples
A conservative's plea:...
if we want to help people and get the next two billion people out of poverty. There's no other way. Hmm. How are we going to get that? It's a tricky thing, isn't it. We need innovative thinking. A lot of it's on this stage.
Video examples
What is a butt tuba and...
and protective talismans to take into battle. Across all this variation, those tricky little drawings in the margins are a unique window into the minds of medieval artists.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Jason Blum
American Producer
The key to a good horror movie is what happens between the scares. The scares aren't the tricky part. If you're involved in what's going on in between, the scare is going to trick you. If you're not, the best scare in the world will not be scary.
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John Slattery
American Actor
Characters can become boring. That's what's tricky about television. It goes on and on - you're playing this same character for five seasons and it gets easy to fall into just walking on the set and assuming you know how to play a scene.
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Jeff Nichols
American Director
Shotgun Stories' and 'Take Shelter'... I was willing to make those with no money and no time. With 'Mud,' I just wanted to protect it until I could have the resources. It's a real tricky movie.
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Mitch Hedberg
American Comedian
People teach their dogs to sit; it's a trick. I've been sitting my whole life, and a dog has never looked at me as though he thought I was tricky.
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Jennifer Garner
American Actress
No matter what, it is very tricky and difficult just to be a good parent at all. I have a lot of help. And for that I'm very grateful.
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Ewan McGregor
Scottish Actor
Success is tricky to deal with, both professionally and in your personal life.
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Simon Travaglia
Author
Death is inevitable, but Life - that's the tricky bit where things happen.
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Dito Montiel
American Author
Life is tricky - you never know what's going to happen.
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Christopher Buckley
American Novelist
It's always tricky, meeting an author you've admired.
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Morrissey
English Musician
Life's full of tricky snakes and ladders.
Quote examples
Jason Blum
American Producer
The key to a good horror movie is what happens between the scares. The scares aren't the tricky part. If you're involved in what's going on in between, the scare is going to trick you. If you're not, the best scare in the world will not be scary.
Quote examples
John Slattery
American Actor
Characters can become boring. That's what's tricky about television. It goes on and on - you're playing this same character for five seasons and it gets easy to fall into just walking on the set and assuming you know how to play a scene.
Quote examples
Jeff Nichols
American Director
Shotgun Stories' and 'Take Shelter'... I was willing to make those with no money and no time. With 'Mud,' I just wanted to protect it until I could have the resources. It's a real tricky movie.
Quote examples
Mitch Hedberg
American Comedian
People teach their dogs to sit; it's a trick. I've been sitting my whole life, and a dog has never looked at me as though he thought I was tricky.
Quote examples
Jennifer Garner
American Actress
No matter what, it is very tricky and difficult just to be a good parent at all. I have a lot of help. And for that I'm very grateful.
Quote examples
Ewan McGregor
Scottish Actor
Success is tricky to deal with, both professionally and in your personal life.
Quote examples
Simon Travaglia
Author
Death is inevitable, but Life - that's the tricky bit where things happen.
Quote examples
Dito Montiel
American Author
Life is tricky - you never know what's going to happen.
Quote examples
Christopher Buckley
American Novelist
It's always tricky, meeting an author you've admired.
Quote examples
Morrissey
English Musician
Life's full of tricky snakes and ladders.
Example 1 of 10
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