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dodgy definition
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Overview of adj dodgy The adj dodgy has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. chancy, chanceful, dicey, dodgy -- (of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk; "an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker) 2. crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily -- (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") Antonyms of adj dodgy 2 senses of dodgy Sense 1 chancy, chanceful, dicey, dodgy INDIRECT (VIA dangerous) -> safe Sense 2 crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily INDIRECT (VIA artful) -> artless Similarity of adj dodgy 2 senses of dodgy Sense 1 chancy, chanceful, dicey, dodgy => dangerous (vs. safe), unsafe Sense 2 crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily => artful (vs. artless) Attributes of adj dodgy Familiarity of adj dodgy dodgy used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj dodgy dodgy Overview of adj dodgy The adj dodgy has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. chancy, chanceful, dicey, dodgy -- (of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk; "an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker) 2. crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily -- (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")
dodgy definition
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