dicey

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dicey

The situation became dicey as the storm clouds gathered.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Risky, uncertain, or dangerous: Describes a situation, plan, or outcome that involves significant risk, uncertainty, or potential for problems. 2. Precarious or hazardous: Indicates that something is unstable, unreliable, or fraught with potential danger.

Usage

The adjective "dicey" is informal and is used to describe situations, conditions, or prospects that are not safe or certain. It often implies a sense of apprehension or caution.

Examples
  • The weather looks dicey for our picnic tomorrow; there's a 70% chance of thunderstorms.
  • Investing all your savings in that new company seems a bit dicey to me.
  • The road becomes dicey after dark because there are no streetlights.
  • His plan to fix the engine himself was dicey, but it somehow worked.
Advanced Usage
  • "to be/look/sound dicey": Used to describe the state or appearance of a risky situation.
    • The political situation in the region is looking increasingly dicey.
  • "a dicey proposition/business": Refers to a risky undertaking or matter.
    • Trying to negotiate a peace deal between those two groups is a dicey proposition.
Variants and Related Words
  • Dicier (comparative adjective): More risky or uncertain.
    • The second half of the climb was even dicier than the first.
  • Diciest (superlative adjective): The most risky or uncertain.
    • That was the diciest landing I've ever experienced in an airplane.
Synonyms
  • Risky: Involving the possibility of something bad happening.
  • Precarious: Not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse.
  • Hazardous: Risky; dangerous.
  • Uncertain: Not able to be relied on; not known or definite.
  • Tricky: Requiring care and skill because difficult or awkward.
Antonyms
  • Safe: Protected from or not exposed to danger or risk.
  • Certain: Known for sure; established beyond doubt.
  • Secure: Fixed or fastened so as not to give way, become loose, or be lost.
  • Stable: Not likely to change or fail; firmly established.
Idioms and Phrases

(Note: "Dicey" itself is often used in idiomatic informal descriptions rather than as part of a fixed idiom.) - On dicey ground: In a risky, uncertain, or unstable position. - The company is on dicey ground financially and may need to lay off staff.

dicey

The situation became dicey as the storm clouds gathered.

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

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