Dicey

//ˈdaɪsi// adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Fraught with danger.
  2. 2
    Of uncertain, risky outcome.

    "This was a dicey stratagem because all too often the support Britain rendered played into Zanu-PF's anti-colonial constructions."

  3. 3
    Of doubtful or uncertain efficacy, provenance, etc.; dodgy.

    "As if I'm not a bit past that, Clem thought, as if with his dicey ticker and all he shouldn′t be taking life pretty quietly, instead of waking with the old memoroes disturbing him."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
chancydangerousdoubtfulhazardousiffyrisky

Example

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"When the boss checks our expenses it can be pretty dicey. He knows how to read between the lines."

Etymology

From dice + -y.

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