dodgy

Adjective Satellite

• of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk; - New Yorker
• marked by skill in deception

Adj

• Evasive and shifty.
• Unsound and unreliable.
• Dishonest.
• Risky.
• Deviant.
• Uncomfortable and weird.

Adjective

• Risky, unreliable, or evasive.

Examples

• Asked why, a spokesman gave a dodgy answer about legal ramifications.
• He's a dodgy Peeping Tom.
• I am sure you wouldn't want to be seen buying dodgy gear, would you? (stolen goods).
• I'm feeling dodgy today, probably got the flu.
• Never listen to dodgy advice.
• That triple-word score spot looked a bit DODGY, but he took the risk anyway.
• The dodgy old machine kept breaking down.
• The more money the better, because there is always that dodgy politician or corrupt official to bribe.
• The situation was right dodgy.
• This is a slightly dodgy plan, because there is a lot that is being changed for this fix.

Synonyms

chanceful, chancy, crafty, cunning, dicey, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily, dodge, flaky, risky, shaky

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