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Tricky vs Underhand - What's the difference?

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Tricky is a related term of underhand.


As adjectives the difference between tricky and underhand

is that tricky is hard to deal with, complicated while underhand is secret; clandestine.

As an adverb underhand is

with an underhand movement.

tricky

English

Adjective

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

    Related terms

    * trick

    See also

    * sneaky

    underhand

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • secret; clandestine
  • (by extension) dishonest and sneaky; done in a secret or sly manner
  • thrown (etc.) with the hand brought forward and up from below

    • Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • with an underhand movement
  • in a sly, sneaky or secret manner