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- Dictionarydodgy/ˈdɒdʒi/
adjective
- 1. dishonest or unreliable: informal British "a dodgy second-hand car salesman" Similar Opposite
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likely to fail or cause problems: The weather might be a bit dodgy at this time of year. I can't come in to work today - I've got a bit of a dodgy stomach. It was a dodgy situation. likely to break or cause pain: Careful - that chair's a bit dodgy. Ever since the accident I've had this dodgy leg. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
1. chiefly British : evasive, tricky. 2. chiefly British. a. : not sound, good, or reliable. b. : questionable, suspicious. 3. chiefly British : requiring skill or care in handling or coping with. dodginess. ˈdä-jē-nəs. noun. Synonyms. catchy. delicate. difficult. hairy. knotty. nasty. prickly. problematical. sensitive. spiny. sticky. thorny.
If you describe someone or something as dodgy, you disapprove of them because they seem rather dishonest and unreliable. [ British , informal , disapproval ] He was a bit of a dodgy character.
likely to fail or cause problems: The weather might be a bit dodgy at this time of year. I can't come in to work today - I've got a bit of a dodgy stomach. It was a dodgy situation. likely to break or cause pain: Careful - that chair's a bit dodgy. Ever since the accident I've had this dodgy leg. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Dodgy definition: inclined to dodge. . See examples of DODGY used in a sentence.
dodgy. adjective. /ˈdɒdʒi/ /ˈdɑːdʒi/ (British English, informal) (comparative dodgier, superlative dodgiest) seeming or likely to be dishonest synonym suspicious. He made a lot of money, using some very dodgy methods. I don't want to get involved in anything dodgy.
Define dodgy. dodgy synonyms, dodgy pronunciation, dodgy translation, English dictionary definition of dodgy. adj. dodg·i·er , dodg·i·est Chiefly British 1. Evasive; shifty. 2. Unsound, unstable, and unreliable. 3. So risky as to require very deft handling.
