DODGY


Meaning of DODGY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dɒdʒi ]

( dodgier, dodgiest)

1.

If you describe someone or something as dodgy , you disapprove of them because they seem rather dishonest and unreliable. ( BRIT INFORMAL )

He was a bit of a dodgy character.

= suspect

ADJ [ disapproval ]

2.

If you say that something is dodgy , you mean that it seems rather risky, dangerous, or unreliable. ( BRIT INFORMAL )

Predicting voting trends from economic forecasts is a dodgy business.

ADJ

3.

If you say that someone has a dodgy heart or knee, for example, you mean that that part of their body is not very strong or healthy. ( BRIT INFORMAL )

My heart’s a bit dodgy.

ADJ

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