dodgily
In questionable fashion
Dodgily is the adverb form of dodgy, used primarily in British English to describe something done in a suspicious, unreliable, or questionable manner.
If someone acts dodgily, they behave in a way that suggests dishonesty or untrustworthiness.
He glanced around dodgily before pocketing the cash.
The word can also describe something functioning poorly or unreliably: The engine was running dodgily all morning.
In a doubtful way
- dubiouslyWith uncertainty or distrust
- suspiciouslyWith apparent distrust
- uncertainlyIn a doubtful way
- unreliablyNot to be counted on
sketchily · fishily · iffy · shiftily · furtively · secretively · stealthily · covertly
Through intentional dishonesty
- dishonestlyIn an untruthful manner
- misleadinglyIn a deceiving way
- deceitfullyIn a lying manner
- falselyContrary to fact
underhanded · duplicitously · craftily · sneakily · trickily · manipulatively · deviously · schemingly
In an inferior way
- badlyIn an inferior manner
- shoddilyIn an inferior manner
- flimsilyIn an insubstantial manner
- inadequatelyIn an insufficient manner
substandard · carelessly · sloppily · haphazardly · cheaply · faultily · defectively · unsoundly
In uncatchable manner
- slipperilyIn an ungraspable way
- equivocallyIn deliberately vague manner
- sidesteppingMoving aside to avoid
- duckingBending to avoid impact
weaving · swerving · diverting · parrying · obfuscating · prevaricating · hedging · noncommittally
questionably
In a doubtful way
- dubiouslyWith uncertainty or distrust
- suspiciouslyWith apparent distrust
- uncertainlyIn a doubtful way
unreliably · sketchily · fishily · iffy · shiftily · furtively · secretively · stealthily · covertly · surreptitiously
fraudulently
Through intentional dishonesty
- dishonestlyIn an untruthful manner
- misleadinglyIn a deceiving way
- deceitfullyIn a lying manner
falsely · underhanded · duplicitously · craftily · sneakily · trickily · manipulatively · deviously · schemingly · spuriously
poorly
In an inferior way
inadequately · substandard · carelessly · sloppily · haphazardly · cheaply · faultily · defectively · unsoundly · rickety
elusively
In uncatchable manner
- slipperilyIn an ungraspable way
- equivocallyIn deliberately vague manner
- sidesteppingMoving aside to avoid
ducking · weaving · swerving · diverting · parrying · obfuscating · prevaricating · hedging · noncommittally · vaguely
dodgilystraightforwardly
In an uncomplicated way
directly · honestly · openly · candidly · transparently
- dodging a bulletNarrowly avoiding harm
- draft dodgingAvoiding mandatory military service
- fare dodgingTraveling without valid ticket