dicey
adjective
unpredictable; risky; uncertain.
dicier
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comparativeof dicey.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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What may have started out as a good idea became too good as deals got dicier.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
But the U.S.’s push to attract mining companies is a dicier proposition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
You don’t really want to hit a guardrail with a vehicle like that, but electrification can make things even dicier.
From Slate ● Feb. 6, 2024
These are not new but they are getting louder - and dicier.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2023
Surely if plagiarism can ever be said “digito monstrari et dicier hic est,” it is here.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 by Various
