tückisch
treacherous, insidious, tricky
English translations
- 01
treacherous
- 02
cunning
- 03
sly
- 04
insidious
Word details
- German meaning
- Heimtückisch und hinterlistig; gefährlich, weil unerwartet.
- English meaning
- treacherous
- Synonym
- heimtückisch, verräterisch
- German example
- Das Eis auf dem See war tückisch dünn.
- English example
- The ice on the lake was treacherously thin.
- Comparative
- tückischerSuperlative: am tückischsten
Related words
- heimtückisch
Insidious
- Meuchelmörder
Assassin
- Hinterfotzigkeit
Deviousness, underhandedness
- arglistig
Deceitful
- meuchlerisch
treacherous, insidious
- Dolchstoss
Stab in the back
- Meuchelmörderin
Female assassin
- meucheln
To assassinate treacherously; to commit murder for base motives.
- abmurksen
to bump off
- hinterfotzig
Sly, cunning
- perfide
Perfidious
- hinterlistig
devious
- hinterhältig
devious
- Meuchelmord
Assassination
- unterschlächtig
Underhanded, devious
Example sentences with “tückisch”
Das Eis auf der Straße war tückisch. (The ice on the road was treacherous.)
Frequently asked questions
What makes something 'tückisch'?
It describes something that appears harmless but is actually dangerous.