What's the difference between complicated and tricky?

Complicated


Definition:

  • (imp. & p. p.) of Complicate

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The distribution and configuration of the experimental ruptures were similar to those usually noted as complications of human myocardial infarction.
  • (2) Hypothyroidism complicated by spontaneous hyperthyroidism is an interesting but rare occurrence in the spectrum of autoimmune thyroid disorders.
  • (3) Use of the improved operative technique contributed to reduction in number of complications.
  • (4) report the complications registered, in particular: lead's displacing 6.2%, run away 0.7%, marked hyperthermya 0.0%, haemorrage 0.4%, wound dehiscence 0.3%, asectic necrosis by decubitus 5%, septic necrosis 0.3%, perforation of the heart 0.2%, pulmonary embolism 0.1%.
  • (5) The origin of the aorta and pulmonary artery from the right ventricle is a complicated and little studied congenital cardiac malformation.
  • (6) There was one complication (4.8%) from PCD (pneumothorax) and no deaths in this group.
  • (7) Angle closure glaucoma is a well-known complication of scleral buckling and it is of particular interest when it occurs in eyes with previously normal angles.
  • (8) During this period he developed autoimmune haemolytic anaemia, a rare complication of myelofibrosis.
  • (9) In this study, standby and prophylactic patients had comparable success and major complication rates, but procedural morbidity was more frequent in prophylactic patients.
  • (10) Writing in the Observer , Schmidt said his company's accounts were complicated but complied with international taxation treaties that allowed it to pay most of its tax in the United States.
  • (11) Trismus may be a complication from local anesthesia.
  • (12) The course of urogenital tuberculosis is complicated by unspecific bacterial infections of the urinary tract and nephrolithiasis.
  • (13) Four patients died while maintained on PD; three deaths were due to complications of liver failure within the first 4 months of PD and the fourth was due to empyema after 4 years of PD.
  • (14) The decline in the frequency of serious complications was primarily due to a decrease in the proportion of patients with open fractures treated with plate osteosynthesis from nearly 50% to 19%.
  • (15) This method, which permits a more rapid formation of anastomoses, has been used to form Roux-en-Y jejunojejunostomies without extensive complications in six patients.
  • (16) Such complications as intracerebral haematoma or meningeal haemorrhage may occur during the usually benign course of the disease.
  • (17) Surgical removal was avoided without complications by detaching it with a ring stripper.
  • (18) The use of an absorbable material may alleviate potential late complications associated with implantation of nonabsorbable materials.
  • (19) The patient later died from complications of burns.
  • (20) The course was further complicated by administration of gentamicin, an antibiotic known to potentiate neuromuscular blocking drugs.

Tricky


Definition:

  • (a.) Given to tricks; practicing deception; trickish; knavish.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Consoles are even more widespread in Japan, of course, but for many, finding the time and space to play in comfort is tricky.
  • (2) For an industry built on selling ersatz rebellion to teenagers, finding the moral high ground was always going to be tricky.
  • (3) Updated at 2.53pm GMT 2.48pm GMT 'Tricky job, well done' - IoD Graeme Leach , chief economist at the Institute of Directors, said: This was a tricky job, well done by George Osborne.
  • (4) Bloody odd combination but those Orange Foam Headphones would blast those magnificent records into my developing brain over and over again" chernypyos – Björk's Human Behavior and Sinead O'Connor's Fire On Babylon: "bjork's 'human behavior' and sinead o'connor's "fire on babylon" oddly stick in my head from that one evening walking in the woods, breathing the damp air, and feeling pleasantly invisible" Pyromancer – REM – Automatic for the People Blood Sugar Sex Magic Pearl Jam - Vs RATM's first album Portishead Maxinquaye by Tricky Manic Street Preachers – Gold Against the Soul Smashing Pumpkins, Siamese Dream "I used to go to the local library and take out a CD (50p for 3 weeks!
  • (5) Like Glover and Stanning before them, they went out and did what they have done all season, ignoring another tricky wind which caused a brief delay earlier in the morning.
  • (6) So, in The Devil Wears Prada , the ferocious magazine chief played by Meryl Streep is beset by secret misery: unfaithful husband, tricky kids, wig issues.
  • (7) Specialist learning disability liaison nurse Jainab Desai is making meticulous checks of the complex arrangements to receive a tricky patient with learning disabilities, with staff of the day surgery unit at Royal Bolton hospital.
  • (8) "I think it's tricky because as an industry, the stakes are quite high and people hire people they already know," she says.
  • (9) He stares down Cain, and works the count full after laying off some tricky pitches outside the zone that were trailing away from the righty.
  • (10) "It's like revisiting an old world," says Topley-Bird, who is droll and spacey where Tricky is hyperactively chatty.
  • (11) It is understood the Irish newspaper publisher will have to decide whether to sub-let the space to another business, which could be tricky in the depressed economic climate, or pay to break the contract.
  • (12) It can be tricky to move on from your youth, if your youth is what other people want to hear about.
  • (13) "There are plenty of things she can wax lyrical about without getting into tricky areas: the upcoming first world war centenary, the need for a more global outlook in the economy, the inspiring achievements of British parliamentary democracy."
  • (14) We still had to settle the tricky question of scale.
  • (15) She looks panicky for a moment, at the prospect of a particularly tricky financial poser...
  • (16) "This would require them to prove that YouView is dominant, which could be tricky, given the state of the market," said Becket McGrath, a partner at law firm Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge.
  • (17) The tricky thing here is that with these states, the non-nuclear powers might not know where that line might be drawn for the states with the bomb.
  • (18) Sleep easy Getting enough sleep can be tricky, especially near exams, but there are loads of things you can do to get better sleep and every little bit helps.
  • (19) Mancini joked that he hoped it was Everton rather than Moyes who City found tricky.
  • (20) "I start work in September full-time, so it may be a bit more tricky to keep up the sessions, but if I have to come after work instead I will.