Dodgy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk; - New Yorker

marked by skill in deception

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɛdɪtˈɔːɹɪəlˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɒdʒi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɒdʒi/

2 syllables Say it as /ˌɛdɪtˈɔːɹɪəlˌaɪz/.

Examples

an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog
cunning men often pass for wise
deep political machinations

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

chancy cunning chanceful foxy guileful knavish dicey tricky crafty sly tricksy slick wily

Parts of Speech

adjective	of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk; - New Yorker “an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog”
adjective	marked by skill in deception “cunning men often pass for wise”

Word Forms

chance	noun	a risk involving danger
craft	noun	shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
craftiness	noun	shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
dodge	noun	an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
fox	noun	a shifty deceptive person
foxiness	noun	shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
slickness	noun	verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way
slyness	noun	shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
trick	noun	a cunning or deceitful action or device
trickiness	noun	the quality of being a slippery rascal
wile	noun	the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
wiliness	noun	shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zwielichtig

mit ungewissem Ausgang; besonders risikobehaftet; - New Yorker

🇫🇷French

épineux

d'issue incertaine; particulièrement risqué; - Un New-Yorkais

🇪🇸Spanish

astuto

de resultado incierto; especialmente plagado de riesgos; - neoyorquino

🇮🇹Italian

losco

di esito incerto; particolarmente carico di rischi; -Newyorkese

🇳🇱Dutch

onbetrouwbaar

van onzekere uitkomst; vooral vol risico's; - New Yorker

🇵🇹Portuguese

duvidoso

de resultado incerto; especialmente repleto de riscos; - nova-iorquino

🇷🇺Russian

хитрый

неопределенного результата; особенно чревато риском; - Житель Нью-Йорка

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कुशल

अनिश्चित परिणाम का; विशेष रूप से जोखिम से भरा हुआ; - न्यू यॉर्कर

🇧🇩Bengali

কুৎসিত

অনিশ্চিত ফলাফল; বিশেষ করে ঝুঁকিপূর্ণ; - নিউ ইয়র্কার

🇮🇳Tamil

முட்டாள்தனமான

நிச்சயமற்ற முடிவு; குறிப்பாக ஆபத்து நிறைந்தது; - நியூயார்க்கர்

🇮🇳Telugu

మోసపూరితమైన

యొక్క అనిశ్చిత ఫలితం; ముఖ్యంగా ప్రమాదంతో నిండి ఉంది; - న్యూయార్కర్

🇮🇳Marathi

मूर्ख

अनिश्चित परिणाम; विशेषतः जोखमीने परिपूर्ण; - न्यू यॉर्कर

🇮🇳Gujarati

મૂર્ખ

અનિશ્ચિત પરિણામ; ખાસ કરીને જોખમથી ભરપૂર; - ન્યૂ યોર્કર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೋಸಗಾರ

ಅನಿಶ್ಚಿತ ಫಲಿತಾಂಶದ; ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಅಪಾಯದಿಂದ ತುಂಬಿದೆ; - ನ್ಯೂಯಾರ್ಕರ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിഡ്ഢിത്തം

അനിശ്ചിത ഫലത്തിൻ്റെ; പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് അപകടസാധ്യത നിറഞ്ഞതാണ്; - ന്യൂയോർക്കർ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਲਾਕ

ਅਨਿਸ਼ਚਿਤ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਦੇ; ਖਾਸ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਜੋਖਮ ਨਾਲ ਭਰਪੂਰ; - ਨਿਊ ਯਾਰਕਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

مکار

غیر یقینی نتیجہ؛ خاص طور پر خطرے سے بھرا ہوا؛ - نیویارکر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

狡猾的

结果不确定；特别充满风险； - 纽约客

🇯🇵Japanese

危険な

不確実な結果。特にリスクを伴う。 - ニューヨーカー

🇰🇷Korean

교활한

불확실한 결과; 특히 위험이 가득합니다. - 뉴요커

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tinh ranh

về kết quả không chắc chắn; đặc biệt đầy rủi ro; - Người New York

🇹🇭Thai

หลบ

ผลลัพธ์ที่ไม่แน่นอน; เต็มไปด้วยความเสี่ยงเป็นพิเศษ - ชาวนิวยอร์ก

🇮🇩Indonesian

cerdik

hasil yang tidak pasti; terutama yang penuh dengan risiko; - Warga New York

🇵🇭Filipino

tuso

ng hindi tiyak na kinalabasan; lalo na puno ng panganib; - New Yorker

🇲🇾Malay

cerdik

hasil yang tidak pasti; terutamanya penuh dengan risiko; - Warga New York

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المراوغة

نتائج غير مؤكدة؛ محفوفة بالمخاطر بشكل خاص؛ - نيويوركر

🇮🇷Persian

مبهم

نتیجه نامشخص؛ به خصوص مملو از خطر؛ - نیویورکر

🇹🇷Turkish

tehlikeli

belirsiz sonuç; özellikle riskle dolu; - New Yorklu

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְסוּכָּן

של תוצאה לא ודאית; רווי סיכון במיוחד; - ניו יורקר

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