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tricksier

tricksier is the comparative form of tricksy.

Meaning of tricksy

Adjective

tricksy (comparative tricksier, superlative tricksiest)

  1. Inclined to trickery; sneaky, devious.
    • My trickſey Spirit.1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published...
    Synonyms:
    mischievous

Questions about tricksier

What is tricksier the comparative form of?
Tricksier is the comparative form of tricksy.

Words near tricksier in the dictionary

  1. tricks up one's sleeve
  2. tricksey
  3. trickshot
  4. trickshots
  5. tricksical
  6. tricksier
  7. tricksiest
  8. tricksily
  9. tricksiness
  10. tricksinesses
  11. tricksome

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