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Synonyms for dicey

Grammar : Adj
Spell : dahy-see
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdaɪ si

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Définition of dicey

Origin :
  • "risky, uncertain" (as the roll of dice), 1940s, aviators' jargon, from dice (n.) + -y (2). Related: Diciness.
  • adj risky
Example sentences :
  • I should like to hear more of the story; but, I say, Dicey, are you certain that it is true?
  • Extract from : « The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • Professor Dicey gives an admirable exposition of the 'rule of law.'
  • Extract from : « The English Utilitarians, Volume I. » by Leslie Stephen
  • Gall she war call Dicey, an' she war borned on de plantation.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Romance » by Various
  • The captain, Gregory, and Dicey were seated in the cabin at the time taking tea.
  • Extract from : « Fast in the Ice » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • The captain sat at the head of the table, Dicey at the foot, and the doctor at the side.
  • Extract from : « Fast in the Ice » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • As Professor Dicey has put it, parties must be divided upon real differences, which are important, but not fundamental.
  • Extract from : « The Government of England (Vol. I) » by A. Lawrence Lowell
  • The appearance of the sledge immediately after, with a shout and a cheer from Dicey and the men, explained the mystery.
  • Extract from : « Fast in the Ice » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • Then go into the boat, and be ready to receive the ladies and women who will be sent into her, and take young Dicey with you.
  • Extract from : « The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • But Emma and May Dicey, perhaps more than any one else, had cause to mourn for their brother.
  • Extract from : « The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • “I say, Dicey, surely the doctor is not going in to fight these savage creatures,” whispered Peter.
  • Extract from : « The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader » by W.H.G. Kingston

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