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dodgy Definition

dodgy (däjē)

adjective dodgi·er, dodgi·est

  1. tricky or evasive
  2. risky or uncertain

dodgy Usage Examples

Preposition: at

  • back: If they can attack but are a bit dodgy at the back, how have they got the best defensive record in the Premiership?

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • look: The house in Cedar Lawn Avenue looked a bit dodgy.
  • sound: And even if it was possible, it sounds a bit dodgy to me: are you sure we'd get away with it?
  • do: If you're doing something dodgy then Mr Google will find out eventually.

Modifies a noun

  • dossier: Who misled Parliament about the " dodgy dossier " .
  • geezer: Londoners love a dodgy geezer off the back of a lorry.
  • dealing: More about Tim Spicer's dodgy dealings can be found here.
  • haircut: But me, I had a dodgy haircut and felt a bit sorry for myself and wanted to stay home.
  • knee: More importantly, fixed didn't hurt my dodgy knee.
  • accent: Of course we all had acquired dodgy Irish accents by this stage.

Modifying Another Word

  • decidedly: What had looked like match for Koch now looked decidedly dodgy!
  • distinctly: Climb down was distinctly dodgy - everything iced over.
  • slightly: To be fair, I may have seen a slightly dodgy episode.
  • rather: I also need to do something about the rather dodgy boiler.
  • somewhat: They are extremely talented musically, but their songs are somewhat dodgy and get tedious after a while.
  • pretty: A Secretary of State who calls Martin McGuinness " Babe " has a pretty dodgy moral compass.

Used with adjective complement

  • look: The whole project looks well dodgy at the moment.
  • seem: Fridge seemed slightly dodgy, not convinced the seals working properly.
  • sound: There was a free minibus to bring us here last night which sounded worryingly dodgy over the phone yesterday from Caserta.
  • get: Mind you, my hearing's getting dodgy already, so I might have to play even louder just to hear myself!

Browse dictionary entries near dodgy

  1. Dodgson
  2. dodgery
  3. dodger
  4. dodgem
  5. Dodge City
  6. dodge
  7. dodecaphonic
  8. Dodecanese
  9. dodecahedron
  10. dodecagon
  1. dodo
  2. Dodoma
  3. doe
  4. doe-eyed
  5. doer
  6. does
  7. doeskin
  8. doesn't
  9. doest
  10. doeth