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- Dictionarydodg·y/ˈdäjē/
adjective
- 1. dishonest or unreliable: informal British "a dodgy secondhand 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.
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.
If you say that something is dodgy, you mean that it seems rather risky, dangerous, or unreliable.
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.
The house in Cedar Lawn Avenue looked a bit dodgy. If you're doing something dodgy then Mr Google will find out eventually. The whole project looks well dodgy at the moment.
Meaning of dodgy – Learner’s Dictionary. dodgy. adjective. UK informal uk / ˈdɒdʒi / Add to word list Add to word list. bad, or not able to be trusted: His friend's a bit dodgy. (Definition of dodgy from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of dodgy. in Chinese (Traditional) 不誠實的，不正直的, 不誠實的，不懷好意的, 不可靠的…
dodgy meaning, definition, what is dodgy: not working properly or not in good cond...: Learn more.
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.
