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dicey
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
dicey
(adjective)
dicey
/
ˈ
daɪsi/
adjective
dicier
;
diceiest
dicey
/
ˈ
daɪsi/
adjective
dicier
;
diceiest
Britannica Dictionary definition of DICEY
informal
:
involving a chance that something bad or unpleasant could happen
:
risky
Starting a business can be quite a
dicey
proposition.
The weather looks a little
dicey
this morning. I hope it doesn't rain.
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