dodgy

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Meaning

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, colloquial) Evasive and shifty.
  2. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, colloquial) Unsound and unreliable.
  3. (colloquial) Dishonest.
  4. (colloquial) Risky.
  5. (colloquial) Deviant.
  6. (colloquial) Uncomfortable and weird.

Synonyms

tricky
C1
cunning
C1
wily
29k
sly
C1
foxy
C2
crafty
C2
artful
38k
nimble
24k
cagey
33k
calculating
C2
canny
42k
cautious
C1
sharp
B2
skillful
22k
shrewd
C2
astute
23k
shifty
24k
chancy

chanceful

dicey
28k
guileful
knavish
risky
B2
slick
C1
tricksy
iffy
31k
bastardly
mean
A1
evasive
C2
parlous
perilous
21k
precarious
23k
resourceful
C2
vile
C1
shaky
C2
dishonest
C2
difficult
A2
devious
C2
sinister
C1
dangerous
A2
base
B1
crooked
C1
sneaky
C1
touch-and-go
execrable
awkward
B2
hazardous
C2
heinous
C2
high-risk
25k
Translations

kurnaz
findig
gewitzt
schlau
gewieft

schlaukopf

gerissen
gewiegt
hinterlistig
listig
abgefeimt
arglistig

pffifig

hilebaz
unzuverlässig
Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdɒd͡ʒ.i/
Etymology

From dodge (verb) + -y. First used in mid-19th century England.

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