| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| dicey (adj.) |
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| meaning risky, hazardous, was once only British, but Americans now use it occasionally; it is limited to Conversational levels: The road was slippery, and it was dicey going. | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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