ADJECTIVE | all | dodgy, chancy, chanceful, dicey | of uncertain outcome |
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all | dodgy, crafty, cunning, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily | marked by skill in deception |
Meaning | Of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk. | |
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Synonyms | chancy, chanceful, dicey | |
Broader | dangerous, unsafe | Involving or causing danger or risk |
Spanish | arriesgado, dudoso, incierto, inseguro | |
Catalan | arriscat, dubtós, incert, insegur |
Meaning | marked by skill in deception. | |
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Synonyms | crafty, cunning, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily | |
Broader | artful | marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft |
Spanish | artero, astuto, bellaco, ladino, pícaro, sagaz, socarrón, taimado | |
Catalan | astut, bergant, murri, sagaç, sorneguer | |
Nouns | dodge | an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived / contrived to deceive or evade |
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