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dicey

[dahy-see]

adjective

Informal.
dicier, diciest 
  1. unpredictable; risky; uncertain.



dicey

/ ˈ岹ɪɪ /

adjective

  1. difficult or dangerous; risky; tricky

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dicey1

First recorded in 1935–40; dice + -ey 1
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The Trojans led 5-3 heading into the eighth when things got dicey.

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“We were sliding off the road, it was pretty dicey, icy, but we managed to get in there and spent about an hour and a half breaking up the ice,” Gutierrez said.

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That would change, emphatically so, but France had to work their way some dicey moments first.

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The director of “Tangerine,” “The Florida Project” and “Red Rocket” excels at thrusting subcultures onto the screen, the dicier, the better.

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But it’s not only how much rain the region receives that can make things dicey, but also how fast it falls.

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