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as in difficult
requiring exceptional skill or caution in performance or handling
getting the trade unions to go along with the agreement will be a rather dodgy piece of work
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as in cunning
clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means
needed a dodgy barrister to get him acquitted of the charge
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as in questionable
giving good reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged
the authenticity of the "lost" Shakespearean sonnet was more than a little dodgy
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Recent Examples of dodgy
View 2 Images Be it from tap water on a vacation, some dodgy chicken, or something the kids have brought home from school, we've almost all been flattened by an awful stomach bug at some point in our lives.
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New Atlas, 5 Feb. 2025
If your prompt is a reasonable one, and there is content within the AI that could be responsive, the odds are that a fallback will be emitted for dodgy reasons.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Labyrinth hulu Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Year: 2022 Runtime: 1h 46m
Directors: Josh Gordon, Will Speck
The crocodile CGI may be a bit dodgy, but this family film is cute enough to get the job done, and Javier Bardem is having a hell of a good time.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
What’s causing the slow-down A tough national economy, unfriendly state regulations and dodgy business practices created the decline in Arizona’s rooftop solar growth, according to industry professionals.
—Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
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New Atlas, 5 Feb. 2025
If your prompt is a reasonable one, and there is content within the AI that could be responsive, the odds are that a fallback will be emitted for dodgy reasons.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Labyrinth hulu Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Year: 2022 Runtime: 1h 46m
Directors: Josh Gordon, Will Speck
The crocodile CGI may be a bit dodgy, but this family film is cute enough to get the job done, and Javier Bardem is having a hell of a good time.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
What’s causing the slow-down A tough national economy, unfriendly state regulations and dodgy business practices created the decline in Arizona’s rooftop solar growth, according to industry professionals.
—Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dodgy
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There are very big match-ups being played week in and week out in what is one of the most difficult leagues to play in on the planet, this means the big contenders will drop points more often than in some other leagues.—
Joseph O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Generations of design successors have insisted that pie charts are difficult to read and even amount to optical informatic illusions, but we are still stuck with them.—
Mara Mills,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2025
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Unlike Mitch McConnell, the taciturn and cunning leader at the time, Thune genuinely tried to answer questions.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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But what Neil is accused of is something well beyond cunning or perfidy or faithlessness, well beyond questionable morality.—
Mikal Gilmore,
Rolling Stone,
16 Feb. 2025
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Wiggins was listed as questionable on the injury report before being upgraded to available.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2025
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Tatum came into this contest listed as questionable.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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That’s likely a tough pill to swallow for Gomez, who typically launches her albums at No. 1.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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But the Lotus ladies will have some tough competition, including seven-time winner Allison Janney, two-time winner Patricia Arquette, and potential double nominee Kaitlyn Dever.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Plus, shop cute styles for brunch with friends or date night.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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This cute upstairs cafe at the English Market is a great choice for tea, cakes or lunch.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The content creator’s posts regarding the incident were labeled as dubious, even after the publication of the full footage of the incident.—
Javier Bastardo,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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However, that math is dubious, because tariffs are designed to shift Americans’ purchasing behavior to buy products that are made in the United States — and avoid paying tariffs.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2025
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The rise in interest rates and inflation could dampen the growth prospects of shale oil producers, particularly smaller companies that are highly sensitive to borrowing costs.—
Steven Dudash,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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The business is also highly sensitive to energy prices and bitcoin price, two areas the president is able to influence through policy.—
Pete Gannon,
Axios,
31 Mar. 2025
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This minimizes the risk of landing on a fraudulent page designed to mimic a legitimate website.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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If the auditor comes to believe that the taxpayer engaged in fraudulent behavior, the auditor must stop the audit and refer the matter to Criminal Investigation (CI).—
Bruce Brumberg,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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