English Explanatory Dictionary

dicey

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Fraught with danger.
  2. Of uncertain, risky outcome.
  3. Of doubtful or uncertain efficacy, provenance, etc.; dodgy.

Pronunciation

/ˈdaɪsi/ En-au-dicey.ogg

Word forms

dicey dicier diciest dicy

Etymology

From dice + -y.

Synonyms

chancy iffy

Derived words

diceyness dicily
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on D Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary