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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  dodgy 
  adj  1:  of  uncertain  outcome;  especially  fraught  with  risk;  "an 
  extremely  dicey  future  on  a  brave  new  world  of  liquid 
  nitrogen,  tar,  and  smog"-  New  Yorker  [syn:  {chancy},  {chanceful}, 
  {dicey}] 
  2:  marked  by  skill  in  deception;  "cunning  men  often  pass  for 
  wise";  "deep  political  machinations";  "a  foxy  scheme";  "a 
  slick  evasive  answer";  "sly  as  a  fox";  "tricky  Dick";  "a 
  wily  old  attorney"  [syn:  {crafty},  {cunning},  {foxy},  {guileful}, 
  {knavish},  {slick},  {sly},  {tricksy},  {tricky},  {wily}] 
 
  From  Jargon  File  (4.2.3,  23  NOV  2000)  [jargon]: 
 
  dodgy  adj  Syn.  with  {flaky}.  Preferred  outside  the  U.S. 
 
 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  dodgy 
 
  Synonym  with  {flaky}.  Preferred  outside  the  US 
 
  [{Jargon  File}] 
 
 




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