word-vault/dist/data/cards/tr/tricky.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "tricky",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "difficult to do or deal with",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a tricky situation"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Getting it to fit exactly is a **tricky business**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The equipment can be tricky to install."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I don't know how you fit the top on. It looks very tricky."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's an extremely tricky problem."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Things got a bit tricky when two people claimed the same seat."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was a very tricky rescue operation as it was a really severe storm."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The incident has raised some tricky questions about the future of the project."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "clever but likely to trick you",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtrɪki/",
                "audio": "tr/tricky/tricky__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtrɪki/",
                "audio": "tr/tricky/tricky__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}