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    dicey
    /ˈdʌɪsi/

    adjective

    • 1. unpredictable and potentially dangerous: informal "food supplies have been dicey in recent months"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDICEY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. informal uk / ˈdaɪ.si / us / ˈdaɪ.si / dicier | diciest. Add to word list. slightly dangerous or uncertain: The company's finances look a little dicey. Synonyms. chancy informal. dodgy (NOT RELIABLE) UK informal. risky. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Dangers and threats. balefully. banefully. black spot. hang over something

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › diceyDicey Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    adjective. dic· ey ˈdī-sē. dicier; diciest. Synonyms of dicey. : risky, unpredictable. a dicey proposition. dicey weather. Examples of dicey in a Sentence. Starting a business can be quite a dicey proposition. The weather looks a little dicey this morning. I hope it doesn't rain.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › diceyDICEY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Dicey definition: unpredictable; risky; uncertain.. See examples of DICEY used in a sentence.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDICEY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Definition of 'dicey' Word Frequency. dicey. (daɪsi ) Word forms: comparative dicier , superlative diciest. adjective. Something that is dicey is slightly dangerous or uncertain. [British, informal] There was a dicey moment as one of our party made a risky climb up the cliff wall.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › diceyDicey - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Something that's dicey is unpredictable — and it may even be risky or downright dangerous. Bringing up controversial subjects like politics at Thanksgiving dinner with your relatives can be dicey.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDICEY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    adjective. infml us / ˈdɑɪ·si / comparative dicier | superlative diciest. Add to word list. not certain or safe; risky: Things are going to be a bit dicey until we know whether the budget was approved. (Definition of dicey from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of dicey.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › diceyDicey - definition of dicey by The Free Dictionary

    Define dicey. dicey synonyms, dicey pronunciation, dicey translation, English dictionary definition of dicey. adj. dic·i·er , dic·i·est Involving or fraught with danger or risk: "an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog" ....

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdicey adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of dicey adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryDICEY definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

    Definition of 'dicey' Word Frequency. dicey. (daɪsi ) Word forms: comparative dicier, superlative diciest. adjective. Something that is dicey is slightly dangerous or uncertain. [informal] There was a dicey moment as one of our party made a risky climb up the cliff wall. Synonyms: dangerous, difficult, tricky, risky More Synonyms of dicey.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › dicey_adjdicey, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Factsheet. What does the adjective dicey mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective dicey. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions.