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Requiring, or involving, great mental or physical effort

Requiring great skill or finesse in handling or treatment

Deceitful or cunning in nature

Ambiguous in nature, especially if deliberate

Hard to comprehend

Difficult to find or catch

Excessively fussy about details

Having the characteristic of being troublesome or unruly

Tending to find fault or raise petty objections

Exhibiting resentment due to jealousy or envy

Exhibiting a childlike playfulness

Awkward because of size or shape

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Adjective

Requiring, or involving, great mental or physical effort

antagonizing^US

antagonising^UK

enough to try the patience of a saint

enough to drive you up the wall

energy-consuming

pick-and-shovel

character-building

easier said than done

no piece of cake

emotionally draining

overextravagant

like getting blood out of a stone

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“In a tricky maneuver, I slid over to the passenger's side of the car seat while Bud flopped into the driver's seat and took control of the car.”

Adjective

Requiring great skill or finesse in handling or treatment

fraught with danger

playing with fire

hanging by a thread

jeopardizing^US

Russian roulette

jeopardising^UK

full of problems

beset by problems

like herding cats

on slippery ground

discountenancing

hanging in the balance

on a slippery slope

causing discomfort

life-threatening

unfavourable^UK

full of hardship

hanging by thread

on collision course

potentially violent

full of upheavals

open to question

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“Even asking this question is fraught with all kinds of dangers as it is a tricky and delicate matter.”

Adjective

Deceitful or cunning in nature

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

double-crossing

under the table

not to be trusted

hole-and-corner

not to be depended on

unsportsmanlike

crazy like a fox

cloak-and-dagger

behind-the-scenes

as sharp as a tack

of dubious character

potentially illegal

like a snake in the grass

against the law

intentionally misleading

under the counter

not entirely truthful

terminologically inexact

economical with the truth

not trustworthy

cloak and dagger

under-the-table

behind someone's back

hole and corner

gone to the dogs

snake in the grass

misrepresenting

committing perjury

misrepresentative

unstraightforward

playing politics

not straightforward

sticky-fingered

unauthorized^US

against the rules

unauthorised^UK

unconscientious

nimble-fingered

unconstitutional

under-the-counter

contrary to law

in violation of law

beyond contempt

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

good-for-nothing

not to be relied upon

open to bribery

of bad reputation

unsubstantiated

lacking sincerity

with tongue in cheek

insurrectionary

under suspicion

of doubtful honesty

open to question

not quite right

without law and order

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“As a kid, he'd always loved movies where characters tried to pull off a tricky con.”

Adjective

Ambiguous in nature, especially if deliberate

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“When we asked Tamannaah about the song, she gave us a tricky answer.”

Adjective

Hard to comprehend

incomprehensible

thought-provoking

full of twists and turns

difficult to understand

beyond one's grasp

hard to explain

beyond comprehension

above your head

over one's head

state-of-the-art

impossible to separate

unstraightforward

difficult to follow

particularized^US

particularised^UK

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“Whenever you try to devise a tricky formula for solving something you are concerned about, it is likely to cause trouble.”

Adjective

Difficult to find or catch

difficult to catch

difficult to track down

always on the move

difficult to find

hard to pin down

“Often found nestled dozing in Eucalypt trees, koalas can be tricky animals to find.”

Adjective

Excessively fussy about details

over-fastidious

over-particular

pass-remarkable

difficult to please

impossible to please

selfdisciplined

going to great lengths

excessively orderly

unfavourable^UK

easily disgusted

encyclopedic^US

particularized^US

encyclopaedic^UK

particularised^UK

telling it like it is

as it really happened

all-encompassing

minding p's and q's

extremely careful

leaving no stone unturned

crossing the t's

dotting the i's

discriminational

with good taste

individualising^UK

individualizing^US

well thought-out

no stone unturned

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Adjective

Having the characteristic of being troublesome or unruly

full of problems

beset by problems

ill-disciplined

attention-seeking

full of mischief

undisciplinable

causing trouble

lacking self-control

like a loose cannon

off straight and narrow

socially impaired

confrontational

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Adjective

Tending to find fault or raise petty objections

pass-remarkable

unfavourable^UK

over-censorious

difficult to please

impossible to please

on someone's back

severely critical

full of reproof

uncomplimentary

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Adjective

Exhibiting resentment due to jealousy or envy

Adjective

Exhibiting a childlike playfulness

tongue-in-cheek

good-humoured^UK

good-humored^US

mischief-making

full of mischief

tongue in cheek

full of get-up-and-go

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

in high spirits

full of joie de vivre

feeling one's oats

full of vim and vigour

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Adjective

Awkward because of size or shape

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