dodgy

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Evasive and shifty.

   • Asked why, a spokesman gave a dodgy answer about legal ramifications.
2. 2

   Unsound and unreliable.

   • Never listen to dodgy advice.
   • The dodgy old machine kept breaking down.
3. 3

   Dishonest.

   • The more money the better, because there is always that dodgy politician or corrupt official to bribe.
   • I am sure you wouldn't want to be seen buying dodgy gear, would you? (stolen goods).
   • No doubt you’re tired of reading about his colourful escapades – about his glamorous home, his allegedly dodgy tenderpreneur deals, his gushing praise of malevolent dictators, or his soundly articulated international economic policy.
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   1. 4

      Risky.

      • This is a slightly dodgy plan, because there is a lot that is being changed for this fix.
   2. 5

      Deviant.

      • He's a dodgy Peeping Tom.
   3. 6

      Uncomfortable and weird.

      • The situation was right dodgy.
      • I'm feeling dodgy today, probably got the flu.
      • Churchill's own forefathers were among the dodgiest of the lot -- one a spendthrift, another a child molester, a third so reclusive that he went three years without saying a word.

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