Dodgily

/ˈdɒdʒɪlɪ/ adverb

Definition

In a manner characterized by evasion, trickery, or unreliability; in a dodgy way.

Etymology

From 'dodgy' plus the adverbial suffix '-ly.' Converts the adjective describing unreliability into an adverb describing how an action is performed with evasion or dishonesty.

Kelly Says

Adding '-ly' to 'dodgy' creates the wonderfully specific word for how someone might answer a question—not directly, but dodgily, with all the evasion and careful wording implied.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንድ አይነት ምክንያት
and ay-net mik-nyat
ARالعربية
بشك
bi-shakk
BNবাংলা
অনুমানযোগ্যভাবে
anu-ma-no-jog-g-ya-bha-ve
CACatalà
de manera sospitosa
deh mah-nya soh-speh-toh-sah
CSČeština
podezřele
poh-deh-z-re-leh
DADansk
tvivlsomt
tvee-vlsomt
DEDeutsch
eingebettet
ayn-geh-bet-t
ELΕλληνικά
με ύποπτη
me yoo-po-tee
ESEspañol
de manera sospechosa
de mah-nyah so-peh-cho-sah
FAفارسی
با شک
ba shek
FISuomi
epäilyttävästi
eh-pah-ee-ly-ta-väs-ti
FRFrançais
de manière louche
duh mah-nyay loo-sh
GUGU
શંકાસ્પદ રીતે
shan-ka-spad ree-teh
HAHA
da zarar
da zah-rar
HEעברית
באופן חשדני
ba-ofen khas-deni
HIहिन्दी
संदेहपूर्ण ढंग से
san-deh-poor-n dhang se
HUMagyar
gyanús módon
gyan-oos moh-don
IDBahasa Indonesia
dengan mencurigakan
deh-ngan me-cu-ri-ga-kan
IGIG
n'eche
neh-che
ITItaliano
in modo sospetto
in moh-doh soh-speht-toh
JA日本語
怪しい方法で
あやしいほうどうで
KKKK
шіелдеу
she-le-deu
KMKM
យ៉ាង可疑
yahng keh-yi
KO한국어
의심스럽게
ui-sim-seureop-ge
MRMR
शंकास्पदपणे
shan-ka-spad-pa-neh
MSBahasa Melayu
dengan mencurigakan
deh-ngan me-cu-ri-ga-kan
MYမြန်မာ
စကားပြောကြမ်း
ska-ba-p-yaw-k-ya-ng
NLNederlands
op een dubieuze manier
op een doo-bee-oo-zuh mah-neer
NONorsk
tvilsomt
tvee-lsomt
PAPA
ਸ਼ੱਕੀ ਢੰਗ
shak-kee dhang
PLPolski
po podejrzanie
po poh-deh-zh-zhah-nee
PTPortuguês
de forma duvidosa
deh foh-mah doo-vee-doh-sah
RORomână
cu suspiciune
koo soo-spih-see-oo-neh
RUРусский
сомнительно
som-ne-tee-vo
SVSvenska
misstänksamt
miss-tan-ksamt
SWKiswahili
kwa shaka
kwa sha-ka
TAதமிழ்
சந்தேகத்திற்குரிய முறையில்
san-the-ka-th-thir-ku-ri-mu-rai-yil
TEతెలుగు
సందేహాస్పదంగా
san-de-ha-as-pa-dan-ga
THไทย
อย่างน่าสงสัย
yahng nah-song-sai
TLTL
sa isang mapagdudang-dudang
sa is-ang ma-pa-gu-du-dang-du-dang
TRTürkçe
şüpheli bir şekilde
shu-phe-li bir she-kile
UKУкраїнська
за сумнівно
za sum-ni-vo
URاردو
شکہ دار طریقے سے
shak-daar tariqay se
VITiếng Việt
một cách nghi ngờ
mot cach nghi nguuor
YOYO
nipa
ni-pa
ZH中文
可疑地
kěyí dì
ZUZU
ngokuthi
ngoh-koo-thee

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