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Complex and Tricky

noun

  • A conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts.
    • usage: "the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town"
  • A compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated.
  • Psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior. (
  • A whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures.

adjective

  • Complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts.
    • usage: "a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody"; "a complex mass of diverse laws and customs"

adjective

  • Not to be trusted."how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is- James Agee
  • Having concealed difficulty.
    • usage: "a catchy question"; "a tricky recipe to follow"
  • Marked by skill in deception.
    • usage: "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"
(a.) Given to tricks; practicing deception; trickish; knavish.