adjective
dicey
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adjective
1
Risky or unpredictable; likely to go wrong.
"Driving on that icy road felt pretty dicey."
"The whole plan seemed dicey from the start."
How to Use Dicey
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishDescribes a situation that feels unsafe or unreliable, where the outcome is far from guaranteed.
When to use it
Informal — common in everyday speech, not formal writing.
Common pairings
a dicey situation
feel dicey
a bit dicey
Word Forms
dicier comparative, diciest superlative
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Etymology
From dice + -y — something as unpredictable as a roll of the dice.