tricky

/ˈtri-kē/

adjective

  1. inclined to or marked by trickery

  2. giving a deceptive impression of easiness, simplicity, or order : ticklish

  3. trick

sly cunning crafty wily tricky foxy artful slick mean attaining or seeking to attain one's ends by guileful or devious means. sly implies furtiveness, lack of candor, and skill in concealing one's aims and methods. cunning suggests the inventive use of sometimes limited intelligence in overreaching or circumventing.