OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 19422

dodgy

/ˈdɒd͡ʒ.i/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
chungo • no fiable • poco fiable
Unsound and unreliable.
Never listen to dodgy advice.
The dodgy old machine kept breaking down.
chungo • deshonesto • dudoso • peliagudo • sospechoso
Dishonest.
I am sure you wouldn't want to be seen buying dodgy gear, would you? (stolen goods).
The more money the better, because there is always that dodgy politician or corrupt official to bribe.
arriesgado • riesgoso
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 Informa…
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