dodgy, adj.
(dodgier, dodgiest)
(dodgier, dodgiest)
marked by skill in deception
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
crafty cunning dodgy foxy guileful knavish slick sly tricksy tricky wily
sample sentences
"cunning men often pass for wise""deep political machinations"
"a foxy scheme"
"a slick evasive answer"
"sly as a fox"
"tricky Dick"
"a wily old attorney"
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similar to
of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk
<adj.all>
chanceful chancy dicey dodgy
sample sentences
"an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker
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