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dic·ey

(dī′sē)

adj. dic·i·er, dic·i·est

Involving or fraught with danger or risk: "an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog" (New Yorker).

[From dice.]

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dicey

(ˈdaɪsɪ)

adj, dicier or diciest

difficult or dangerous; risky; tricky

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dic•ey

(ˈdaɪ si)

adj. dic•i•er, dic•i•est.

unpredictable; risky; uncertain.

[1935–40; dice + -ey¹]

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dicey - of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk; "an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker

chanceful, chancy, dodgy

dangerous, unsafe - involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions"

dicey

adjective (Informal, chiefly Brit.) dangerous, difficult, tricky, risky, hairy (slang), ticklish, chancy (informal) a dicey moment during a risky climb up the cliff

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dicey

[ˈdaɪsɪ] ADJ (dicier (compar) (diciest (superl))) (Brit) (= uncertain) → incierto, dudoso; (= hazardous) → peligroso, arriesgado

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dice

(dais) – plural dice – noun

(American die (dai) ) a small cube, usually with numbered sides or faces, used in certain games. It is your turn to throw the dice.dado

verb

1. to cut (vegetables etc) into small cubes. She diced the carrots for the soup.cortar en dados

2. to compete (with someone) at throwing dice; to gamble. jugar a los dados

ˈdicey adjective

uncertain; risky. a dicey situation.incierto, dudoso

dice with death

to do something very risky (and dangerous). He diced with death every time he took a short cut across the main railway line. jugar con la muerte

the die is cast

the decisive step has been taken – there is no going back. la suerte está echada

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