dodgy
Other forms: dodgier; dodgiest
A dodgy situation is risky and suspicious. A dodgy person is skilled in lying and deceiving. Neither should be trusted.
When a person or situation is called dodgy, it's a clue that they should be dodged if at all possible. A job might be dodgy because it's illegal or dangerous. A shortcut might be dodgy if it could damage your car. Running a marathon without preparation is very dodgy. Similarly, a dodgy person is untrustworthy because they’re evasive, cunning, sly, or just a flat-out liar.
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of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk
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marked by skill in deception
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Vocabulary lists containing dodgy
When war destroys their life in Syria, Nuri Ibrahim tries to hold onto hope that he and his grieving wife will survive the dangerous journey to a new home.
Anna Chiu is a high-schooler who tries to hold her family together as her mother struggles with mental illness.
Claire's parents send her from China to California to live with a host family and attend an American high school.
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