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chiefly British
: requiring skill or care in handling or coping with
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The car's got a dodgy engine.
They got into a dodgy situation.
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If your prompt is a reasonable one, and there is content within the AI that could be responsive, the odds are that a fallback will be emitted for dodgy reasons.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Labyrinth hulu Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Year: 2022 Runtime: 1h 46m
Directors: Josh Gordon, Will Speck
The crocodile CGI may be a bit dodgy, but this family film is cute enough to get the job done, and Javier Bardem is having a hell of a good time.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
What’s causing the slow-down A tough national economy, unfriendly state regulations and dodgy business practices created the decline in Arizona’s rooftop solar growth, according to industry professionals.
—Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
Just as any student can spin up a dodgy excuse for a bad report card, Florida Department of Education cheerleaders are brimming with explanations for recent mediocre SAT test scores: Probably bad math.
—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Dec. 2024
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Labyrinth hulu Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Year: 2022 Runtime: 1h 46m
Directors: Josh Gordon, Will Speck
The crocodile CGI may be a bit dodgy, but this family film is cute enough to get the job done, and Javier Bardem is having a hell of a good time.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
What’s causing the slow-down A tough national economy, unfriendly state regulations and dodgy business practices created the decline in Arizona’s rooftop solar growth, according to industry professionals.
—Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
Just as any student can spin up a dodgy excuse for a bad report card, Florida Department of Education cheerleaders are brimming with explanations for recent mediocre SAT test scores: Probably bad math.
—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Dodgy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dodgy. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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