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trickiness

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trick·y  (trk)
adj. trick·i·er, trick·i·est
1. Given to or characterized by trickery.
2. Requiring caution or skill: a tricky recipe.
tricki·ly adv.
tricki·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.trickiness - the quality of being a slippery rascaltrickiness - the quality of being a slippery rascal
shiftiness, slipperiness, rascality
dishonesty - the quality of being dishonest
2.trickiness - the quality of requiring skill or caution; "these puzzles are famous for their trickiness"
complexity, complexness - the quality of being intricate and compounded; "he enjoyed the complexity of modern computers"
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trickiness
n
(= difficulty) → Schwierigkeit f; (= fiddliness) → Kniffligkeit f
(of situation) → Schwierigkeit f, → Kitzligkeit f (inf); the trickiness of the present industrial situation … → die heikle or kitzlige (inf) → augenblickliche Lage in der Industrie …
(= slyness) → Durchtriebenheit f, → Gerissenheit f
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