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DODGY (dodgier, dodgiest)
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, dodgiest Dictionary entry overview: What does dodgy mean?
• DODGY (adjective)
The adjective DODGY has 2 senses:
1. of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk
2. marked by skill in deception
Familiarity information: DODGY used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Declension: comparative and superlative |
Superlative: dodgiest
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk
Synonyms:
chanceful; chancy; dicey; dodgy
Context example:
an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog
Similar:
dangerous; unsafe (involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Marked by skill in deception
Synonyms:
crafty; cunning; dodgy; foxy; guileful; knavish; slick; sly; tricksy; tricky; wily
Context example:
a wily old attorney
Similar:
artful (marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft)
Derivation:
dodge (an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade)
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