Definition of Tricky

to be complicated or complex

Examples of Tricky in a sentence

Since the science textbook was tricky to understand, Bobby’s father had to read the book and help him figure out the science concepts.  

Even though he is very smart, my boss was thrown off and stumbled for an answer when an employee asked him a tricky question.  

The chess player was surprised at the tricky move during the game when his opponent then said, “Checkmate!”  

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