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dicey

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dic·ey  (ds)
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).

[From dice.]

dicey [ˈdaɪsɪ]
adj dicier, diciest Informal chiefly Brit
difficult or dangerous; risky; tricky
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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
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 diceyè un po' un rischio
dicey [ˈdaɪsɪ] adj (fam) it's a bit diceyè un po' un rischio


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If, like Pauline Dicey, she had roller-skated for a solid hour with a black-moustached stranger while her fiance floundered in Mug's Alley she could have understood his frowning disapprovingly.
 
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