dodgy
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catchy, delicate, difficult, hairy, knotty, nasty, prickly, problematic (also problematical), sensitive, spiny, sticky, thorny, ticklish, touchy, tough, tricksy, tricky
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The expedition was long and grueling, plagued by dodgy weather. — Nick Heil, Outside Online, "The Tragedy on Howse Peak," 28 Aug. 2019 Recent data suggest the swoon has since deepened (and an analysis published in June by a former adviser to the Indian government also suggests that the China-like growth rates posted in the recent past may reflect dodgy statistics). — The Economist, "Emerging-market dreams of rich-world incomes meet reality," 1 Aug. 2019 Perhaps lost amongst all the transfer gossip consuming Goodison Park and the online campaign to reclaim Kurt Zouma has been Everton's rather dodgy pre-season. — SI.com, "5 Everton Youngsters Who Have Impressed During the Toffees' Pre-Season Friendlies," 3 Aug. 2019 But the assets attached to this debt are not as dodgy as those of a decade and a half ago. — The Economist, "For how long can today’s global economic expansion last?," 12 July 2019 In Brussels, Johnson confined himself to dodgy journalism. — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, "The Empty Promise of Boris Johnson," 13 June 2019 Berlin is willing to contemplate change to the currency union only on the condition that risk reduction (getting dodgy debts off balance-sheets) comes before any additional solidarity (mutualisation of risk). — The Economist, "The growing strains between Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron," 24 May 2018 In previous lives this Midcentury Modern building—in a dodgy pocket of L.A. on the edge of Koreatown—was an architect’s office, the headquarters of Cat Fancy magazine, and a marijuana dispensary. — Mickey Rapkin, Town & Country, "The Horror of Jason Blum," 17 Oct. 2018 The issuers of these municipal bonds, mostly provinces and big cities, are in turn indirectly responsible for trillions of dollars more raised off balance sheet through dodgy investment vehicles, used to get around previous borrowing restrictions. — Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ, "China’s Fiscal Song And Dance Could Trip Up Investors," 13 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dodgy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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