trick´si|ness

trick´si|ness
trick|sy «TRIHK see», adjective.
1. mischievous; playful; frolicsome: »

a frolicsome and tricksy creature, full of wild fantastic humours (W. H. Hudson).

2. tricky: »

The chopping about has begun to seem tricksy and ornamental (New Stateman).

SYNONYM(S): crafty, cunning.
trick´si|ly, adverb.
trick´si|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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