dicey
unpredictable; risky; uncertain.
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How to use dicey in a sentence
Just a few years ago, the economics of home solar—setting aside the climate benefits—were still dicey in the US.
How the rooftop solar industry is changing—and what it means for homeowners | Tim McDonnell | January 24, 2021 | QuartzIf even that is dicey, then say you’re recording everyone’s recollections, age notwithstanding.
Carolyn Hax: Octogenarian mom resists recording her voice for posterity | Carolyn Hax | December 3, 2020 | Washington PostIt was dicier than it probably needed to be — Ohio State led 35-7 early in the second half -— but Ryan Day’s team earned the result it needed.
College football winners and losers for Week 12: Northwestern on track for Big Ten title game | Patrick Stevens | November 22, 2020 | Washington PostEvery SaaS and cloud company crushed Q3, but Q4 is looking a bit more dicey.
Good edge engagement is critical to skiing fast, navigating dicey conditions, and maintaining control.
Thus the administration is hit from all sides—at a moment in which it is trying to pursue its dicey diplomatic agenda.
I ask about school performance and behavioral concerns, which can sometimes be dicey.
If the U.S. loses to Germany and one of Portugal or Ghana get a win, however, things get dicey.
USA vs. Germany World Cup Primer: Everything You Need to Know About the Epic Showdown | Marlow Stern | June 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTaking more than a day and several iterations of a story to acknowledge it is where things get dicey.
The Strange Tale of the Tea Party Senate Hopeful and the Break-In | Ben Jacobs | May 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere was the time Harold helped the boys, fixing that dicey scene with Walter Winchell.
The Stacks: Harold Conrad Was Many Things, But He Was Never, Ever Dull | Mark Jacobson | March 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMr dicey looked very grave and wise for a few seconds without answering.
Fast in the Ice | R.M. BallantyneThe appearance of the sledge immediately after, with a shout and a cheer from dicey and the men, explained the mystery.
Fast in the Ice | R.M. BallantyneOn the contrary, they gave him a donation party next week, at which Sister dicey helped him to receive his guests.
The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories | Paul Laurence DunbarHe gets much help from 'a chapter on semi-sovereign assemblies in dicey's Law of the Constitution (p. 280).
Human Nature In Politics | Graham WallasIf the proper names, Jim Orpus and dicey, had not been given, we might not feel absolutely certain that the story was borrowed.
The Book of Romance | Various
British Dictionary definitions for dicey
/ (ˈdaɪsɪ) /
difficult or dangerous; risky; tricky
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