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tricky

CEFR: B2

Requiring delicate care, refined skill, or ingenuity because of complexity; awkward, deceitful, or difficult to handle.

Synonyms

intricate
knotty
thorny

Common Collocations

tricky situation
tricky problem
prove tricky

Example Sentence

Regulating headlamp beam cutoff angles proved a tricky engineering challenge due to varying vehicular suspension loads.

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