Dictionary Entry
Inclined to trickery; sneaky, devious.
Origin
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Common Phrases
spirit tricksy. tricksysprite tricksyword tricksyariel tricksyspirits tricksytricksy syrenatricksy continued
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Poetry examples for “tricksy”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →boarding-house._
MRS TRICKSY, _a termagant kept mistress._
MRS PLEASANCE, _supposed daughter to_ MRS SAINTLY: _Spiteful and
Read full poem →and those who made no pretensions to it. Bellamira in Sir Charles
Sedley's play, and Mrs Tricksy in the following pages, are admitted
into company with the modest female characters, without the least hint
Read full poem →We knew them, soon, for tricksy elves;
They brought the college gown;