dodgy

Adjective

dodgy (comparative dodgier, superlative dodgiest)

1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, colloquial) Evasive and shifty.
   • Asked why, a spokesman gave a dodgy answer about legal ramifications.
2. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, colloquial) Unsound and unreliable.
   • Never listen to dodgy advice.
   • The dodgy old machine kept breaking down.

   Synonyms:

   shaky, flaky

3. (colloquial) Dishonest.
   • The more money the better, because there is always that dodgy politician or corrupt official to bribe.
   • I am sure you wouldn't want to be seen buying dodgy gear, would you? (stolen goods).
4. (colloquial) Risky.
   • This is a slightly dodgy plan, because there is a lot that is being changed for this fix.
   • “The market is getting edgier and edgier, and what is accepted in the marketplace gets dodgier and dodgier,” said Martin E. Abrams, the executive director of the Center for Information Policy Leadership at the law firm Hunton & Williams, a research organization financed by companies like Google...2007 November 1, Louise Story, “F.T.C. to Review Online Ads and Privacy”, in The New York Times

   Synonyms:

   chancy, risky

5. (colloquial) Deviant.
   • He's a dodgy Peeping Tom.
6. (colloquial) Uncomfortable and weird.
   • The situation was right dodgy.
   • I'm feeling dodgy today, probably got the flu.