Tricky vs. Cunning
Difference Between Tricky and Cunning
Trickyadjective
hard to deal with, complicated
They were in a tricky situation.Cunningadjective
Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.
Trickyadjective
adept at using deception
A tricky salesman can sell anything.Cunningadjective
(obsolete) Skillful, artful.
Trickyadjective
Relating to or associated with a prostitution trick
I don't want any of your tricky money, thank you!Cunningadjective
(obsolete) Wrought with, or exhibiting, skill or ingenuity; ingenious.
cunning workTrickyadjective
not to be trusted;
how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera isthey called Reagan the teflon president because mud never stuck to himCunningadjective
Cute, appealing.
a cunning little boy''Trickyadjective
having concealed difficulty;
a catchy questiona tricky recipe to followCunningnoun
Practical knowledge or experience; aptitude in performance; skill, proficiency; dexterity.
Trickyadjective
marked by skill in deception;
cunning men often pass for wisedeep political machinationsa foxy schemea slick evasive answersly as a foxtricky Dika wily old attorneyCunningnoun
Practical skill employed in a secret or crafty manner; craft; artifice; skillful deceit.
Cunningnoun
The disposition to employ one's skill in an artful manner; craftiness; guile; artifice; skill of being cunning, sly, conniving, or deceitful.
Cunningnoun
The natural wit or instincts of an animal.
the cunning of the fox or hareCunningnoun
(obsolete) Knowledge; learning; special knowledge (sometimes implying occult or magical knowledge).
Cunningnoun
shrewdness in deception;
as cunning as a foxCunningnoun
shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
Cunningnoun
drafty artfulness (especially in deception)
Cunningadjective
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness;
a cute kid with pigtailsa cute little apartmentcunning kittensa cunning babyCunningadjective
marked by skill in deception;
cunning men often pass for wisedeep political machinationsa foxy schemea slick evasive answersly as a foxtricky Dika wily old attorneyCunningadjective
showing inventiveness and skill;
a clever gadgetthe cunning maneuvers leading to his successan ingenious solution to the problem
