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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

Testing of one's abilities

Excessively fussy about details

Having the characteristic of being troublesome or unruly

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

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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

hanging in the balance

on a slippery slope

on slippery ground

discountenancing

causing discomfort

life-threatening

open to question

unsubstantiated

hanging by thread

at a turning point

at a critical stage

indistinguishable

easily threatened

full of ups and downs

blowing hot and cold

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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

cloak-and-dagger

crazy like a fox

behind-the-scenes

as sharp as a tack

of dubious character

potentially illegal

like a snake in the grass

against the law

intentionally misleading

not entirely truthful

terminologically inexact

under the counter

economical with the truth

not trustworthy

all talk and no action

cloak and dagger

under-the-table

behind someone's back

hole and corner

gone to the dogs

committing perjury

snake in the grass

misrepresentative

unstraightforward

playing politics

not straightforward

unauthorized^US

against the rules

unauthorised^UK

sticky-fingered

unconscientious

unconstitutional

under-the-counter

contrary to law

in violation of law

beyond contempt

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

easily corrupted

open to bribery

good-for-nothing

not to be relied upon

nimble-fingered

of bad reputation

insurrectionary

unsubstantiated

without law and order

lacking sincerity

with tongue in cheek

under suspicion

of doubtful honesty

open to question

not quite right

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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

indistinguishable

lacking definition

open to question

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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

difficult to follow

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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

Testing of one's abilities

character-building

difficult going

energy-consuming

pick-and-shovel

easier said than done

no piece of cake

emotionally draining

overextravagant

like getting blood out of a stone

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Adjective

Excessively fussy about details

over-particular

pass-remarkable

over-fastidious

difficult to please

impossible to please

over-censorious

selfdisciplined

going to great lengths

excessively orderly

unfavourable^UK

on someone's back

easily disgusted

particularized^US

particularised^UK

telling it like it is

as it really happened

minding p's and q's

extremely careful

dotting the i's

crossing the t's

well thought-out

playing your cards close to your chest

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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

Exhibiting a childlike playfulness

tongue-in-cheek

good-humoured^UK

good-humored^US

tongue in cheek

mincingly clever

full of mischief

mischief-making

pulling one's leg

feeling one's oats

full of get-up-and-go

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

in high spirits

full of joie de vivre

full of vim and vigour

quick on the draw

quick on the uptake

in good spirits

as merry as a grig

without a care in the world

full of the joys of spring

as lively as a grig

laughter-filled

bright and breezy

glass half full

alive and kicking

as pleased as Punch

as happy as a clam

as happy as a sandboy

in seventh heaven

tickled to death

beside oneself with joy

on top of the world

floating on air

as happy as Larry

jumping for joy

like a dog with two tails

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Adjective

Awkward because of size or shape

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