Definition of dodgy
3
chiefly British
:requiring skill or care in handling or coping with
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Examples of dodgy in a Sentence
The car's got a dodgy engine.
They got into a dodgy situation.
Recent Examples of dodgy from the Web
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A dodgy tackle on the edge of the box and an error from Hugo Lloris cost Spurs against Chelsea, with left wing-back Marcos Alonso twice being the benefactor of some slack play.
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Beyond those allegations of dodgy financial dealings, there were broader safety concerns—
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Looking to make a splash for the premiere of her new NBC show, Kelly, the popular former Fox News anchor, was game in her two encounters with the feisty, dodgy Russian president.
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Watanabe, sales manager at Los Angeles' International Marine Products on a dodgy block at East Seventh and South San Pedro, is not exaggerating.
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First Known Use of dodgy
1861
dodgy Synonyms
Synonyms
catchy, delicate, difficult, tricky [chiefly British], hairy, knotty, nasty, prickly, problematic (also problematical), sensitive, spiny, sticky, thorny, ticklish, touchy, tough, tricksyAntonyms
artless, guileless, ingenuous, innocent, undesigningRelated 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, stressfulNear Antonyms
easy, effortless, manageable, painless, simple, straightforward, uncomplicated, undemanding, unproblematicDODGY Defined for English Language Learners
dodgy
play
adjective
Definition of dodgy for English Language Learners
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: false or dishonest
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: causing a lack of trust or confidence
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: in bad condition
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