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dodgy in WordNet English dictionary
adjective- of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk
"an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker
chancy chanceful dicey 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"
crafty cunning dodgy foxy guileful knavish slick sly tricksy tricky wily
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dodgy in English Wiktionary
- (adjective) evasive and shifty
- (adjective) unsound and unreliable
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