tricksome [trik-suh m] ExamplesWord Origin adjective
Origin of tricksome First recorded in 1640–50; trick + -some1 Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for tricksome Historical Examples of tricksome
The visitor should beware of the tricksome water-works upon this terrace.
Augustus J.C. Hare
A tricksome thing is life, Miss Polly, especially for a andsome female, and no young fellow to be trusted with it.
Richard Doddridge Blackmore