dodgy (redirected from dodginess)

dodg·y  (dj)

adj. dodg·i·er, dodg·i·est Chiefly British

1. Evasive; shifty.

2. Unsound, unstable, and unreliable.

3. So risky as to require very deft handling.

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dodgy

Adjective

[dodgier, dodgiest] Brit, Austral, & NZ informal

1. dangerous, risky, or unreliable: he's in a very dodgy political position

2. untrustworthy: they considered him a very dodgy character

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	dodgy - 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, dicey dangerous, unsafe - involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions"
	2.	dodgy - marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney" foxy, guileful, knavish, crafty, sly, tricksy, wily, cunning, tricky, slick artful - marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors"

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dodgy

adjective 1. Brit., Austral., N.Z. (informal) nasty, offensive, unpleasant, revolting, distasteful, repellent, unsavoury, obnoxious, repulsive, objectionable, repugnant, shonky Austral., N.Z. (informal)

adjective 2. Brit., Austral., N.Z. (informal) risky, difficult, tricky, dangerous, delicate, uncertain, problematic(al), unreliable, dicky Brit. (informal) dicey (informal), chiefly Brit. ticklish, chancy (informal) shonky Austral., N.Z. (informal)

Translations

dodgy [ˈdɔdʒɪ] adj (col) (= uncertain); dudoso (= shady); sospechoso (= risky); arriesgado

dodgy [ˈdɔdʒɪ] adj (inf) (= uncertain); douteux/euse: (= shady); louche

dodgy [ˈdɔdʒɪ] (inf) adj [person] → zweifelhaft; [plan etc] → gewagt

dodgy [ˈdɔdʒɪ] adj (col) (= uncertain); rischioso/a (= untrustworthy); sospetto/a