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dicey - 2 dictionary results

dic⋅ey

[dahy-see]
–adjective, dic⋅i⋅er, dic⋅i⋅est. Informal.
unpredictable; risky; uncertain.

Origin:
1935–40; dice + -ey 1
dic·ey   (dī'sē)   
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" (New Yorker).

[From dice.]
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