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dodgy

(dɒdʒi)
Word forms: comparative dodgier, superlative dodgiest
1. adjective
If you describe someone or something as dodgy, you disapprove of them because they seem rather dishonest and unreliable.
[British, informal, disapproval]
He was a bit of a dodgy character.
...cash made in dodgy underworld deals.
Synonyms: nasty, offensive, unpleasant, revolting More Synonyms of dodgy
2. adjective
If you say that something is dodgy, you mean that it seems rather risky, dangerous, or unreliable.
[British, informal]
Predicting voting trends from economic forecasts is a dodgy business.
Synonyms: risky, difficult, tricky, dangerous More Synonyms of dodgy
3. adjective
If you say that someone has a dodgy heart or knee, for example, you mean that that part of their body is not very strong or healthy.
[British, informal]
My heart's a bit dodgy.
More Synonyms of dodgy

dodgy in British English

(ˈdɒdʒɪ)
adjectiveWord forms: dodgier or dodgiest British, Australian and New Zealand informal
1. 
risky, difficult, or dangerous
2. 
uncertain or unreliable; tricky

dodgy in American English

(ˈdɑdʒi)
adjectiveWord forms: ˈdodgier or ˈdodgiest Chiefly British, Informal
1. 
tricky or evasive
2. 
risky or uncertain

Examples of 'dodgy' in a sentence
dodgy

The cabins are showing their age and the plumbing can be a bit dodgy.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But you only need to google these sites to see something dodgy is going on.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I thought it was a bit dodgy.
The Sun (2017)
In the new dossier is a video of an assistant manager at a top club accepting 5,000 in a dodgy deal.
The Sun (2016)
If they've ground off the serial numbers, we know something dodgy has gone on.
The Sun (2016)
No wonder research shows the game helps us to stay alive and keep going despite new hips, strokes, heart attacks and dodgy knees.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I am shocked and disgusted with the dodgy deals and sheer, ugly greed that we now know lurks at the very top of our national game.
The Sun (2016)
The lifestyle guru has completed a successful comeback after a spell in jail for dodgy share deals.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He just sort of thought there was something a bit dodgy going on.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Yet doubts remain over his dodgy knees.
The Sun (2010)
But it must have been considered a bit dodgy in some quarters.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
To me the logic seems decidedly dodgy.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The expenses scandal blew up over dodgy claims ranging from home improvements to duck houses.
The Sun (2009)
Fraud is also rife in these dodgy dealings.
The Sun (2015)
Did she stop because she has dodgy knees?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He will also welcome dodgy claims that house prices are rising again.
The Sun (2009)
But a shoulder injury convinced him it was time to fix the dodgy knee.
The Sun (2015)
He soon that to be mobile hairdresser is a lie and that she is tied up in something very dodgy.
The Sun (2008)
My father was a bit dodgy.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Will his dodgy dealings be exposed?
The Sun (2015)
It was a little bit dodgy.
The Sun (2014)
It can be drummed into county cricket a little more about just how important it is to report if something is dodgy.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Unlike the banks, they have not gambled and lost on dodgy deals.
The Sun (2008)
But wasn't it all rather dodgy?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It is about two English people who get caught up in dodgy property deals.
The Sun (2008)
Yet many politicians stand rigid with fear that they may be next to be exposed for ripping off taxpayers with dodgy expense claims.
The Sun (2009)
We should have had four or five, but it was a perfect away performance apart from giving away a dodgy penalty.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Whereas when you think about the horsemeat affair, despite all the lying and dodgy dealing a picture emerges that is strangely reassuring.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He gained his political education under fire, as he put it - though it turned out to be rather dodgy.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)

Chinese translation of 'dodgy'

dodgy

(ˈdɔdʒɪ) (inf)

adj

  1. (= suspect) [person, deal] 狡猾的 (jiǎohuá de)
  2. (= risky, unsafe) 冒险(險)的 (màoxiǎn de)

Nearby words of
dodgy

  • documentation
  • documents of a confidential nature
  • dodge
  • dodgy
  • does
  • does anyone want a cake?
  • doesn't
1 (adjective) 
(British, Australian, New Zealand, informal) 
He was a bit of a dodgy character.
Synonyms
nasty
It's got a really nasty smell.
offensive
the offensive smell of manure
unpleasant
They tolerated what they felt was an unpleasant situation.
revolting
The smell in the cell was revolting.
distasteful
an extremely unpleasant and distasteful experience
repellent
She still found the place repellent.
unsavoury
The sport has long been associated with unsavoury characters.
obnoxious
The people at my table were so obnoxious, I had to leave.
repulsive
repulsive, fat, white slugs
objectionable
an objectionable, stuck-up young woman
repugnant
His actions were improper and repugnant.
shonky (Australian, New Zealand, informal)
2 (adjective) 
Definition
dangerous, risky, or unreliable
(British, Australian, New Zealand, informal) 
Predicting voting trends is a dodgy business.
Synonyms
risky
It is a very risky business.
difficult
It was a very difficult decision to make.
tricky
This could be a very tricky problem.
dangerous
a dangerous undertaking
delicate
the delicate issue of adoption
uncertain
Students all over the country are facing an uncertain future.
problematic(al)
unreliable
dicky (British, informal)
He always has a dicky stomach after eating curry.
dicey (informal, mainly British)
a dicey moment during a risky climb up the cliff
ticklish
the ticklish question of the future of the EU
chancy (informal)
Investment is becoming a chancy business.
shonky (Australian, New Zealand, informal)
3 (adjective) 
cheap hotels and dodgy food
Synonyms
second rate
poor
The meal was very poor.
He was a poor actor.
inferior
These recordings are of inferior quality.
mediocre
His university record was mediocre.
shoddy
I'm normally quick to complain about shoddy service.
low-grade
undrinkable low-grade wine
low-quality
substandard
a policy of clearing substandard housing
for the birds (informal)
pants (slang)
end-of-the-pier (British, informal)
rubbishy
piss-poor (slang)
bush-league (Australian, New Zealand, informal)
half-pie (New Zealand, informal)
bodger or bodgie (Australian, slang)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of chancy
Definition
uncertain or risky
Investment is becoming a chancy business.
Synonyms
risky,
dangerous,
uncertain,
dodgy (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang),
hazardous,
speculative,
perilous,
problematical,
dicey (informal, British),
shonky (Australian, New Zealand, informal)
in the sense of dangerous
Definition
likely or able to cause injury or harm
a dangerous undertaking
Synonyms
perilous,
threatening,
risky,
hazardous,
exposed,
alarming,
vulnerable,
nasty,
ugly,
menacing,
insecure,
hairy (slang),
unsafe,
precarious,
treacherous,
breakneck,
parlous (archaic),
fraught with danger,
chancy (informal),
unchancy (Scottish)
in the sense of delicate
Definition
requiring tact
the delicate issue of adoption
Synonyms
difficult,
critical,
sensitive,
complicated,
sticky (informal),
problematic,
precarious,
thorny,
touchy,
knotty,
ticklish

Nearby words of
dodgy

  • doddle
  • dodge
  • dodger
  • dodgy
  • doer
  • doff
  • dog

Synonyms of 'dodgy'

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