dodgy
adjective
Meaning
- adjectiveEvasive and shifty.
Example:
Asked why, a spokesman gave a dodgy answer about legal ramifications.
- adjectiveUnsound and unreliable.
Example:
Never listen to dodgy advice.
- adjectiveDishonest.
Example:
The more money the better, because there is always that dodgy politician or corrupt official to bribe.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #1,277 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 5% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 1 · Different letters: 4 · Repeated letters: d