dodgier
Harder to trust
Dodgier is the comparative form of dodgy, meaning more suspicious, unreliable, or risky.
Something dodgier than another thing is shakier or more questionable: The second contractor seemed even dodgier than the first.
Primarily British usage, though increasingly familiar elsewhere.
Of uncertain validity
- fishyArousing doubt, colloquially
- dubiousOf uncertain reliability
- suspectBelieve to be likely
- iffyUncertain, questionable
shady · murky · sketchy · doubtful · uncertain · unconvincing · implausible · disreputable
Seeming dishonest or evasive
- slyCleverly deceptive
- sneakyStealthily deceptive
- deviousUnderhanded and calculating
- underhandedSecretly dishonest or unfair
cunning · crafty · scheming · conniving · deceitful · shady · crooked · slippery
Dangerously insecure
- hazardousLikely to cause injury
- perilousFraught with danger
- treacherousDisloyal and dangerous
- diceyUncertain and hazardous
chancy · unsafe · insecure · unstable · touch-and-go · hairy · dangerous · uncertain
Crumbly or unreliable
- inconsistentLacking steady uniformity
- unpredictableCannot be anticipated
- undependableNot consistently trustworthy
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
untrustworthy · temperamental · patchy · spotty · hit-or-miss · variable · unstable · capricious
questionable
Of uncertain validity
iffy · shady · murky · sketchy · doubtful · uncertain · unconvincing · implausible · disreputable · untrustworthy
shifty
Seeming dishonest or evasive
underhanded · cunning · crafty · scheming · conniving · deceitful · shady · crooked · slippery · unscrupulous
precarious
Dangerously insecure
- hazardousLikely to cause injury
- perilousFraught with danger
- treacherousDisloyal and dangerous
dicey · chancy · unsafe · insecure · unstable · touch-and-go · hairy · dangerous · uncertain · unpredictable
flaky
Crumbly or unreliable
- inconsistentLacking steady uniformity
- unpredictableCannot be anticipated
- undependableNot consistently trustworthy
erratic · untrustworthy · temperamental · patchy · spotty · hit-or-miss · variable · unstable · capricious · fickle
- dodging a bulletNarrowly avoiding harm
- draft dodgingAvoiding mandatory military service
- fare dodgingTraveling without valid ticket