Dickey (Adjective)

Meaning

(British informal) faulty; "I've got this dicky heart"- John le Carre.

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Usages

• Colloquialism

Examples

• I've been having a dicky knee all week, so I think I'll skip the marathon.
• My dicky back's been giving me a lot of trouble lately.
• He's got a dicky shoulder, so he's not playing in the game today.
• I've had a dicky stomach since eating that seafood last night.
• The dicky air conditioning in this office is really making me uncomfortable.

Synonyms

• Dicky

Related Words

• Dickey (noun)