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chiefly British
: requiring skill or care in handling or coping with
Examples of dodgy in a Sentence
The car's got a dodgy engine.
They got into a dodgy situation.
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The rapport between these two veteran actors turn what could have been seriously dodgy caricatures into a first-rate double act — think Abbott and Costello with sidecurls and silencers.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
On social media, where complaints about dodgy deliveries are a more common occurrence, Singh’s thoughtful act went viral.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
But there’s a reason the Golden Knights don’t land in the top five and that’s due to a dodgy draft record without much homegrown talent to show for it.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Good goals do not excuse dodgy deeds.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
On social media, where complaints about dodgy deliveries are a more common occurrence, Singh’s thoughtful act went viral.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
But there’s a reason the Golden Knights don’t land in the top five and that’s due to a dodgy draft record without much homegrown talent to show for it.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Good goals do not excuse dodgy deeds.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dodgy
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“Dodgy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dodgy. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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