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tricksome

Syllables: trick·some/ˈtɹɪksəm/

tricksome adjective: characterised by tricks or trickery; cunning, tricksy.

Adjective

tricksome (comparative more tricksome, superlative most tricksome)

  1. Characterised by tricks or trickery; cunning, tricksy.
    • “Tricksome,” she muttered. “Very tricksome.”2012, Lilith Saintcrow, The Iron Wyrm Affair

Forms of tricksome

comparativemore tricksome
superlativemost tricksome

Origin of tricksome

From trick + -some.

Words that rhyme with tricksome

Questions about tricksome

What does tricksome mean?
Tricksome means characterised by tricks or trickery; cunning, tricksy.
What part of speech is tricksome?
Tricksome is an adjective.
How do you pronounce tricksome?
Tricksome is pronounced /ˈtɹɪksəm/.

Words near tricksome in the dictionary

  1. tricksier
  2. tricksiest
  3. tricksily
  4. tricksiness
  5. tricksinesses
  6. tricksome
  7. trickster
  8. trickstered
  9. trickstering
  10. tricksterish
  11. tricksterism

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