DODGY


Meaning of DODGY in English

(dodgier, dodgiest)

1.

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

He was a bit of a ~ character.

= suspect

ADJ disapproval

2.

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

Predicting voting trends from economic forecasts is a ~ business.

ADJ

3.

If you say that someone has a ~ 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 ~.

ADJ

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