Dodgy Definition

dŏjē
dodgier, dodgiest
adjective
dodgier, dodgiest
Tricky or evasive.
Webster's New World
Unsound, unstable, and unreliable.
American Heritage
Risky or uncertain.
Webster's New World
So risky as to require very deft handling.
American Heritage

(UK, Australia, New Zealand) Evasive and shifty.

Asked why, a spokesman gave a dodgy answer about legal ramifications.
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Adjective

Base Form:
dodgy
Comparative:
dodgier
Superlative:
dodgiest

Origin of Dodgy

  • dodge +‎ -y. Derived from the verb dodge. First used in mid-19th century England.

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Dodgy Sentence Examples

  • The house in Cedar Lawn Avenue looked a bit dodgy.

  • If you're doing something dodgy then Mr Google will find out eventually.

  • The whole project looks well dodgy at the moment.

  • God knows what I was doing betting on that with a dodgy hamstring.

  • Throw in a dodgy businessman with a secret past, and Honeycote is soon a veritable hotbed of passion and intrigue.

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