Thesaurus - Words meaning immoral or illegal - 3 words

dodgy    

adjective

1. suspicious.

   That deal sounds rather dodgy.

2. dangerous.

   That's a dodgy part of town.

3. of questionable character, strange.

   I'd stay away from that guy, he looks dodgy.

   Submitted by Alex Schouten, UK, Mar 13 1998.

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shady    

adjective

1. unclear or purposely misleading.

   He's being shady about what went on.

2. suspicious.

   That deal sounds rather shady.

3. dangerous.

   That's a shady part of town.

4. immoral or illegal.

   Their company has been involved in some shady dealings.

   Submitted by Jose Arellano, Lubbock, TX, USA, Sep 22 1997.

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sketchy    

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1. also sketch.

adjective

1. suspicious.

   That deal sounds sketchy.

   That deal sounds sketch.

2. dangerous.

   That's a pretty sketchy part of town.

   That's a pretty sketch part of town.

3. of questionable character, strange.

   I'd stay away from that guy, he looks sketchy.

   I'd stay away from that guy, he looks sketch.

   Submitted by Columbia, Walpole, MA, USA, Dec 25 1997.

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