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Adjective: dodgy (dodgier,dodgiest)  dó-jee
Usage: Brit, informal
  1. Of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk
    "an extremely dodgy future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog";
    - chancy, chanceful [archaic], dicey
     
  2. Marked by skill in deception
    "dodgy men often pass for wise";
    - crafty, cunning, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily
     
  3. Of questionable motive; of doubtful legality, value, truth, honesty, etc.
    - fishy [informal], funny, shady [informal], suspect, suspicious
     
  4. Of low or doubtful quality

Derived forms: dodgiest, dodgier

See also: artful, dangerous, questionable, unsafe

Encyclopedia: Dodgy