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TRICKY

Definition:

[adjective] not to be trusted; "how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is"- James Agee; "they called Reagan the teflon president because mud never stuck to him"
Synonyms: slippery, teflon
[adjective] having concealed difficulty; "a catchy question"; "a tricky recipe to follow"
Synonyms: catchy
[adjective] marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dik"; "a wily old attorney"
Synonyms: crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, wily