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List of meaning for dodgy

dishonest; shady

chancy, chanceful, dicey, dodgy(adj)

of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk

"an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker

crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily(adj)

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"

requiring exceptional skill or caution in performance or handling

getting the trade unions to go along with the agreement will be a rather dodgy piece of work

clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means

needed a dodgy barrister to get him acquited of the charge

giving good reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged

the authenticity of the "lost" Shakespearean sonnet was more than a little dodgy

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