Dodgy

3 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dodgy
       adj 1: of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk; "an
              extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid
              nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker [syn: {chancy}, {chanceful},
               {dicey}]
       2: marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for


          wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a
          slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dik"; "a
          wily old attorney" [syn: {crafty}, {cunning}, {foxy}, {guileful},
           {knavish}, {slick}, {sly}, {tricksy}, {tricky}, {wily}]
       [also: {dodgiest}, {dodgier}]

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  dodgy adj. Syn. with {flaky}. Preferred outside the U.S.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  dodgy
       
          Synonym with {flaky}.  Preferred outside the US
       
          [{Jargon File}]