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Definition of Dodgy
1. Adjective. Of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk. "An extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"
2. Adjective. Marked by skill in deception. "A wily old attorney"
Similar to: Artful
Derivative terms: Craft, Craftiness, Dodge, Fox, Foxiness, Slickness, Slickness, Slyness, Trick, Trick, Trickiness, Wile, Wiliness
Definition of Dodgy
1. Adjective. evasive and shifty ¹
2. Adjective. unsound and unreliable ¹
3. Adjective. dishonest ¹
4. Adjective. risky ¹
5. Adjective. deviant ¹
6. Adjective. uncomfortable and weird ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dodgy
1. evasive [adj DODGIER, DODGIEST] - See also: evasive
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dodgy
Literary usage of Dodgy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Third of a Century with the High Peak Harriers: Compiled from Mr. Nesfield (1892)
"... a kill, but very dodgy and mobby. So ended the very worst season I ever
remember, out only twenty-six times; killed only twenty-six hares. Dreadful! ..."
2. Publications by English Dialect Society (1882)
"clay or dirt; dodgy and ... and dodgy for doggy.] Clevel, a grain of corn.
Clever, adj. ' neat, smooth, finely wrought, dextrous ; ' Eay; dextrous, Lewis. ..."
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