adj.
Pronunciation: ' trik-s ē
Function: adjective
Inflected Form: tricks · i · er ; -est
Etymology: tricks, plural of trick
Date: 1552
1 archaic : smartly attired : SPRUCE
2 : full of tricks : PRANKISH
3 a archaic : having the craftiness of a trickster b : difficult to cope with or handle : TRYING <a tricksy job>
4 chiefly British : ornately contrived in technique or effect
– tricks · i · ness noun