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Toughy vs Tricky - What's the difference?

toughy | tricky |

As a noun toughy

is (informal) something that is tough, or difficult.

As an adjective tricky is

hard to deal with, complicated.

toughy

English

Alternative forms

*toughie

Noun

(toughies)
  • (informal) Something that is tough, or difficult.
  • :His question is a toughy . I might have to do some more research.

    • tricky

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • hard to deal with, complicated
    • They were in a tricky situation.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=September 15 , author=Amy Lawrence , title=Arsenal's Gervinho enjoys the joy of six against lowly Southampton , work=the Guardian citation , page= , passage=It was as comfortable an afternoon as Arsène Wenger could have wished for in a situation that can be tricky in between internationals and the upcoming Champions League. }}
  • adept at using deception
    • A tricky salesman can sell anything.

    Related terms

    * trick

    See also

    * sneaky