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Starting a business can be quite a dicey proposition.
The weather looks a little dicey this morning. I hope it doesn't rain.
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Those water temps are very dicey and don’t allow for mistakes.
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D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 9 Dec. 2022
Defining the limits of personhood is especially dicey due to its far-reaching consequences.
—Nancy S. Jecker, The Conversation, 13 May 2022
Here’s a hypothetical scenario which attests to just how dicey this could get.
—Fox News, 8 Dec. 2022
These issues have become a third rail of politics nationwide because of their dicey civil rights implications — locking someone up against their will in a mental health facility is the stuff of horror movies, not successful political campaigns.
—Anita Chabriacolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2022
The legislation is likely to have some opposition, setting up a potentially dicey situation in the 50-50 split Senate for passage.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2022
What looked like a fairly routine win for USF on Tuesday became quite dicey, but the Dons nevertheless remained unbeaten.
—Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Nov. 2022
Some dicey moments, but the Lasers indeed get their touchdown to cap the first series of this game, one that chewed up half the first quarter clock.
—Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 18 Nov. 2022
The Overland concept has a self-recovery winch from Warn and a set of 275/65R-18 Toyo Open Country MT tires, which should be enough to get out of most dicey situations.
—Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 1 Nov. 2022
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D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 9 Dec. 2022
Defining the limits of personhood is especially dicey due to its far-reaching consequences.
—Nancy S. Jecker, The Conversation, 13 May 2022
Here’s a hypothetical scenario which attests to just how dicey this could get.
—Fox News, 8 Dec. 2022
These issues have become a third rail of politics nationwide because of their dicey civil rights implications — locking someone up against their will in a mental health facility is the stuff of horror movies, not successful political campaigns.
—Anita Chabriacolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2022
The legislation is likely to have some opposition, setting up a potentially dicey situation in the 50-50 split Senate for passage.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2022
What looked like a fairly routine win for USF on Tuesday became quite dicey, but the Dons nevertheless remained unbeaten.
—Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Nov. 2022
Some dicey moments, but the Lasers indeed get their touchdown to cap the first series of this game, one that chewed up half the first quarter clock.
—Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 18 Nov. 2022
The Overland concept has a self-recovery winch from Warn and a set of 275/65R-18 Toyo Open Country MT tires, which should be enough to get out of most dicey situations.
—Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 1 Nov. 2022
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Word History
Etymology
dice entry 1 + -y
First Known Use
1950, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near dicey
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“Dicey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dicey. Accessed 1 Apr. 2023.
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