dodgy

[ doj-ee ]

/ ˈdɒdʒ i /

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adjective, dodg·i·er, dodg·i·est.

inclined to dodge.

evasively tricky: a dodgy manner of dealing with people.

Chiefly British. risky; hazardous; chancy.

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Origin of dodgy

First recorded in 1860–65; dodge + -y¹

Words nearby dodgy

Dodge City, Dodgem, dodger, dodgery, Dodgson, dodgy, dodo, do, doing, Dodoma, Dodona, dodo split

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How to use dodgy in a sentence

When in 1803 Jefferson unconstitutionally bought Louisiana from Napoleon using a dodgy British loan, neither the Senate nor the Supreme Court stopped him.
The Founders constructed our government to foster inaction|Calvin Schermerhorn|October 28, 2021|Washington Post
While some businesses, like Amazon and Walmart, have already offered cash incentives to encourage workers to get vaccinated, most haven’t followed suit for fear of entering dodgy legal territory.
‘It gets really tricky’: With vaccine mandates, incentives now legal, here’s what it means for employers|Jessica Davies|June 4, 2021|Digiday
To succeed, someone would need to physically access your phone and install a monitoring app, or trick you into clicking on a link, opening a dodgy email attachment, or downloading something from outside your operating system’s official app store.
Here’s your checklist for maximum smartphone security|David Nield|January 21, 2021|Popular-Science
The minute you temporarily unlatch yourself from your snowshoes, as I’m forced to do when ascending a dodgier hillside with a couple of exposed rocks, you realize just how hard your calves and quads have been working.
He escaped the cacophony by strapping on snowshoes and slipping into the Great North Woods|Miles Howard|January 15, 2021|Washington Post

Scam sleuthers have found that many of scam websites have links to companies in Britain, where lax government rules allow for dodgy shell companies to be created for dirt cheap.
Here's How Shopping Scams on Facebook Are Ripping Off Thousands of Customers, With the Money Flowing Overseas|Andrew R. Chow|December 19, 2020|Time
The idea that her horses are being given dodgy feed will not go down well.
Queen's Horse Tests Positive For Morphine|Tom Sykes|July 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For many workers, their time in Singapore involves an intricate web of deals, kickbacks, dodgy contracts, exploitation and abuse.
Singapore’s Exploited Immigrant Workers|Kirsten Han|November 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The very premise makes for a dodgy commercial undertaking, thus kudos to Anderson for venturing on it.
T.E. Lawrence Rides Again in Scott Anderson’s New History|Melik Kaylan|August 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She took up the miserable chore of attending dodgy networking events, but out of that morass came the character of Tallah.
Meet the Female Borat, British Comedienne Mona Yousefi|Kevin Fallon|July 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
China has been a leading source of dodgy carbon offsets used by the EU carbon trading scheme.
What Are We Going to Do About Carbon?|Megan McArdle|June 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
There was Scarfe, light and dodgy, ready for a run or a neat drop-kick from half-back.
A Dog with a Bad Name|Talbot Baines Reed

British Dictionary definitions for dodgy

dodgy

/ (ˈdɒdʒɪ) /

adjective dodgier or dodgiest British, Australian and NZ informal

risky, difficult, or dangerous

uncertain or unreliable; tricky

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