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Tricky vs Bricky - What's the difference?

tricky | bricky |

As adjectives the difference between tricky and bricky

is that tricky is hard to deal with, complicated while bricky is covered with brick.

As a noun bricky is

(slang) a bricklayer.

tricky

English

Adjective

(er)
  • hard to deal with, complicated
    • They were in a tricky situation.
  • * {{quote-news
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  • adept at using deception
    • A tricky salesman can sell anything.

    Related terms

    * trick

    See also

    * sneaky

    bricky

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Covered with brick.
  • Similar to brick in texture, colour, shape, etc.
  • * 1989 , James Woodress, Willa Cather: A Literary Life (page 55)
    • His face was a dark, bricky red, deeply creased rather than wrinkled, and the skin was like loose leather over his neckband

    Noun

    (brickies)
  • (slang) A bricklayer.

    • Synonyms

    * brickie