noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The quality of being tricky. uncountable, usually
2. 2
   the quality of requiring skill or caution wordnet
3. 3
   the quality of being a slippery rascal wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

artartfulnessartificecanninesscircumventioncleverness

Etymology

From tricky + -ness.

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