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   Dodg·y

   /ˈdäjē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. dishonest or unreliable: informal British "a dodgy secondhand car salesman" Similar dishonestdeceitfulnot to be trusteddubiousdouble-dealingtreacheroustraitoroustwo-facedunfaithfulduplicitousdishonorableunprincipledunscrupulouscorruptunderhandunreliableundependableirresponsibleuntrustworthyinformal:iffyshadyshiftyslipperycrookedbentshonkyOpposite honestreputable
   • ▪ potentially dangerous: informal British "activities like these could be dodgy for your heart"
   • ▪ of low quality: informal British "their dodgy defence had thrown away a 2-0 lead" Similar second-ratethird-ratesubstandardlow-gradelow-qualitycheapof low qualityof poor qualitynot up to scratchnot up to parawfulterribledreadfulwoefuldiredeplorableunacceptableunsatisfactorycheap and nastycheapjackinformal:cheapotenth-ratenot up to muchropygrottydufffarkakte

   Derivatives

   • 1. dodgily adverb
   • 2. dodginess noun

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