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[ doj-ee ] / ˈdɒdʒ i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dodgy ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, dodg·i·er, dodg·i·est.inclined to dodge. evasively tricky: a dodgy manner of dealing with people. Chiefly British. risky; hazardous; chancy. Origin of dodgyFirst recorded in 1860–65; dodge + -y1 Words nearby dodgyDodge City, Dodgem, dodger, dodgery, Dodgson, dodgy, dodo, do, doing, Dodoma, Dodona, dodo split Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dodgyFor many workers, their time in Singapore involves an intricate web of deals, kickbacks, dodgy contracts, exploitation and abuse. Singapore’s Exploited Immigrant Workers|Kirsten Han|November 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST The very premise makes for a dodgy commercial undertaking, thus kudos to Anderson for venturing on it. T.E. Lawrence Rides Again in Scott Anderson’s New History|Melik Kaylan|August 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST China has been a leading source of dodgy carbon offsets used by the EU carbon trading scheme. What Are We Going to Do About Carbon?|Megan McArdle|June 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST But unlike Gingrich, who was loaded for bear, Romney was still defensive, disingenuous, and dodgy. Paul Begala: Newt Rampages, Romney Folds in South Carolina Debate|Paul Begala|January 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He displayed “an attitude of complacency,” with one likening him to “a dodgy geezer.” Britain’s Dodgy Coppers|Graeme McLagan|July 31, 2011|DAILY BEAST There was Scarfe, light and dodgy, ready for a run or a neat drop-kick from half-back. A Dog with a Bad Name|Talbot Baines Reed
British Dictionary definitions for dodgy
adjective dodgier or dodgiest British, Australian and NZ informalrisky, difficult, or dangerous uncertain or unreliable; tricky Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dodgyevasive, shifty, shaky, chancy, risky, dicey, crafty, cunning, knavish, guileful, sly, tricky, wily, dishonest, deviant, unreliable, unsafe, cryptic, ambiguous, untrustworthy |