dicey

dic·ey

 (dī′sē)

adj. dic·i·er, dic·i·est

Involving or fraught with danger or risk: "an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog" (New Yorker).

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[From dice.]

dicey

(ˈdaɪsɪ)

adj, dicier or diciest

1. difficult or dangerous; risky; tricky

dic•ey

(ˈdaɪ si)

adj. dic•i•er, dic•i•est.

unpredictable; risky; uncertain.

[1935–40; dice + -ey¹]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

dicey - of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk; "an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker chanceful, chancy, dodgy dangerous, unsafe - involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions"

dicey

adjective (Informal, chiefly Brit.) dangerous, difficult, tricky, risky, hairy (slang), ticklish, chancy (informal) a dicey moment during a risky climb up the cliff

Translations

dicey

[ˈdaɪsɪ] ADJ (dicier (compar) (diciest (superl))) (Brit) (= uncertain) → incierto, dudoso; (= hazardous) → peligroso, arriesgado

dicey

[ˈdaɪsi] adj
it's a bit dicey → c'est un peu risqué

dicey

adj (inf) → riskant

dicey

[ˈdaɪsɪ] adj (fam) it's a bit dicey → è un po' un rischio