dodgy

adj. Chiefly British, -i·er, -i·est.

1. Evasive; shifty.
2. Unsound, unstable, and unreliable.
3. So risky as to require very deft handling.

Syn. with flaky. Preferred outside the U.S.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk
  Synonyms: chancy, chanceful, dicey

Meaning #2: marked by skill in deception
  Synonyms: crafty, cunning, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - prekær, risikabel, indviklet, snu, udspekuleret

Nederlands (Dutch)
riskant, onbetrouwbaar, goochem

Français (French)
adj. - (GB) délicat, épineux, louche (personne, affaire)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - gerissen , schwach, riskant
n. - süß, sanft
adv. - süß, sanft
adj. - (Mus) süß und sanft

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αμφίβολος, ζόρικος, κατεργάρικος, πονηρός

Italiano (Italian)
infido, pericoloso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - desonesto

Русский (Russian)
ненадежный, рискованный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - problemático, peligroso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - knepigt, listigt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
躲闪的, 善于骗人的, 会推托的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 躲閃的, 善於騙人的, 會推託的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 빠르게

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 巧みに身をかわす, なかなかずるい, 巧妙な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مراوغ, محتال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שתמטן, לא בטוח, מסוכן, ערמומי‬

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