Calculating vs Tricky - What's the difference?
calculating | tricky | Synonyms |
(especially of a robot) Which has the ability to calculate.
(especially of a person) Which serves one's own interests in an unemotional, analytical manner.
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hard to deal with, complicated
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adept at using deception
Calculating is a synonym of tricky.
As adjectives the difference between calculating and tricky
is that calculating is (especially of a robot) which has the ability to calculate while tricky is hard to deal with, complicated.As a verb calculating
is .calculating
English
Adjective
(en adjective)citation, page= , passage=Following the sentencing, Knutton said: "What sort of person does something so cold and calculating ? I did not expect her to go to jail for it. I am just glad it is now all over."}}
Verb
(head)tricky
English
Adjective
(er)- They were in a tricky situation.
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- A tricky salesman can sell anything.