dodgy Meaning of "dodgy"

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Definition(s):

  1. (adj) of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk
  2. (adj) marked by skill in deception

Synonym(s)

Usage(s):

  1. The mouth of the bottle is large enough to accommodate ice cubes, but that also means sipping can be dodgy on bumpy flights.
  2. Joe, your attempt to sum up the sixty-year-old Kashmir dispute in terms of an acronym and a 'dodgy bit of business' is a bit cavalier.
  3. This group includes those who may have the right idea but whose biography is dodgy, to say the least.

Quotes

  1. She explained: "I just really wanted to be involved somehow and we did the video together. It was very much our idea. It's kind of an ode to Lady and the Tramp. George is Tramp and I'm Lady. George finds me because I'm lost and in a dodgy part of...
    on Jun 28, 2010 By: Emma Watson Source: Sydney Morning Herald

  2. Wenger said: "I felt at that stage the game was over at 2-2. Then there was a dodgy penalty and we started to lose concentration. Over the two games this is hard to swallow. The big decisions over penalties in both matches have gone against us."
    on Apr 9, 2008 By: Arsene Wenger Source: Sportinglife.com

  3. McClaren, preparing his squad for crunch Euro 2008 qualifiers against Estonia and Russia, said: "Are you concerned Robinson had a dodgy game against Liverpool? It doesn't bother me at all. He starts on Saturday. Sometimes players go through a bad...
    on Oct 9, 2007 By: Steve McClaren Source: FOXSports.com

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