dodgy

/ˈdɑdʒi/
adjective
  1. Dishonest or likely to be involved in illegal or shady activities.
    • I don't trust that dodgy salesman; he seems too pushy.
    • He was known as a dodgy character around the neighborhood.
    • The deal sounded dodgy, so we decided not to invest.
  2. Unreliable, unsafe, or likely to cause problems.
    • The food at that restaurant was a bit dodgy; I got sick afterward.
    • The old bridge looked dodgy, so we took another route.
    • My laptop has been acting dodgy lately; it keeps crashing.
  3. Not working properly; faulty.
    • The remote control is dodgy; you have to press the button really hard.
    • The dodgy wiring in the house caused a short circuit.
    • I have a dodgy knee that hurts when it rains.
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