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dicey

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dic⋅ey

  [dahy-see]
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–adjective, dic⋅i⋅er, dic⋅i⋅est. Informal.
unpredictable; risky; uncertain.
Origin:
1935–40; dice + -ey 1
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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.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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dicey [ˈdɑɪsi]

  1. mod.
    touchy; chancy; touch and go. : Things are just a little dicey right now.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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