dicey
Example Sentences
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The rain — heavy and steady for days — was needed but deadly, providing relief from dry conditions but causing danger from mudslides, dicey roads and falling trees.
From Los Angeles Times
A December rate cut “is a little dicier than markets have it right now. You’re hanging a lot on the slowdown in nonfarm payrolls,” he said.
But for hikers trapped near the eastern face of Everest, the return was much dicier.
From BBC
But even in that uproarious context, there are plenty of ways that fans still edge into dicey territory.
As “Game of Thrones” fans might attest, once the TV series outpaces the source material, things can get dicey.
From Salon
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