Definition of dodgy
dodgy 
adjective
- suspicious; "shady".
That deal sounds rather dodgy.
Citation from "I was wrong about veganism. Let them eat meat - but farm it properly", The Guardian (UK), George Monbiot, 6 September 2010 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: suspicious, immoral, illegal.
Last edited on Sep 06 2010. Submitted by Alex S. from UK on Mar 13 1998.
- dangerous.
That's a dodgy part of town.
- See more words with the same meaning: dangerous.
Last edited on Mar 13 1998. Submitted by Alex S. from UK on Mar 13 1998.
- of questionable character, strange.
I'd stay away from that guy, he looks dodgy.
Citation from "Furtado donates $1M from Gadhafi gig", CBC News, Feb 28 2011 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: crazy, insane, weird, strange.
Last edited on Mar 01 2011. Submitted by Alex Schouten from UK on Mar 13 1998.
- of poor quality.
It's a bit dodgy in the way it's been put together.
- See more words with the same meaning: bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing.
Last edited on May 31 2004. Submitted by Matthew R. from Blackpool, United Kingdom on May 31 2004.
notes
- See also sketchy.
Last edited on Jul 13 2007. Submitted by Anonymous on Jul 13 2007.
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