dodgy

dodgy

adjective \ˈdä-jē\

Definition of DODGY

1

chiefly British : evasive, tricky

2

chiefly British

a : not sound, good, or reliable

b : questionable, suspicious

3

chiefly British : requiring skill or care in handling or coping with

— dodg·i·ness \-nəs\ noun

Examples of DODGY

1. The car's got a dodgy engine.
2. They got into a dodgy situation.

First Known Use of DODGY

1861

Related to DODGY

Synonyms

catchy, delicate, difficult, tricky [chiefly British], hairy, knotty, nasty, prickly, problematic (also problematical), sensitive, spiny, sticky, thorny, ticklish, touchy, tough, tricksy

Antonyms

artless, guileless, ingenuous, innocent, undesigning

Related Words

abstract, abstruse, complex, complicated, hard, intricate, involved, recondite, serious; problem, scabrous, stubborn, troublesome, troublous, vexatious, vexing, worrisome; burdensome, demanding, discommoding, exacting, exhausting, importunate, inconvenient, onerous, oppressive, painful, stressful

Near Antonyms

easy, effortless, manageable, painless, simple, straightforward, uncomplicated, undemanding, unproblematic

Rhymes with DODGY

podgy, stodgy