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DODGY
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Irregular inflected forms: dodgier , dodgiest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Marked by skill in deception
Example:
a wily old attorney
Synonyms:
crafty; cunning; dodgy; foxy; guileful; knavish; slick; sly; tricksy; tricky; wily
Classified under:
Similar:
artful (marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft)
Derivation:
dodge (an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk
Example:
an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog
Synonyms:
chanceful; chancy; dicey; dodgy
Classified under:
Similar:
dangerous; unsafe (involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm)
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