Tricky vs Suspicious - What's the difference?
tricky | suspicious | Related terms |
hard to deal with, complicated
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adept at using deception
Arousing suspicion.
Distrustful or tending to suspect.
Expressing suspicion
As adjectives the difference between tricky and suspicious
is that tricky is hard to deal with, complicated while suspicious is arousing suspicion.tricky
English
Adjective
(er)- They were in a tricky situation.
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- A tricky salesman can sell anything.
See also
* sneakysuspicious
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- His suspicious behaviour brought him to the attention of the police.
- I have a suspicious attitude to get-rich-quick schemes.
- She gave me a suspicious look.