dodgy

Who acts: weather, website, Grandad, wifi, Australia, I · What happens: be, not trust, not work, break, look, not type in · To what, where: dodgy knee, UK, password, Australia, dodgy kebab, dodgy plan

«dodgy» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: dodgy in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Dishonest or likely to be illegal; not to be trusted: «a dodgy deal».

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dishonest	dishonest	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 trusted	advcl
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 likely	cc
3	likely	likely	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Dishonest	conj
4	to	to	PART	_	6 illegal	mark
5	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	6 illegal	cop
6	illegal	illegal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 likely	xcomp
7	;	;	PUNCT	_	11 trusted	punct
8	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	11 trusted	advmod
9	to	to	PART	_	11 trusted	mark
10	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	11 trusted	aux:pass
11	trusted	trust	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
12	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 trusted	punct
13	«	«	PUNCT	_	16 deal	punct
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 deal	det
15	dodgy	dodgy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 deal	amod
16	deal	deal	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 trusted	parataxis
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	16 deal	punct
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 trusted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	to-infinitive						illegal property	tree rules
2	not trust	to-infinitive · passive							vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: clause=Theme

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Not working well, unsafe or likely to break: «a dodgy knee», «dodgy brakes».

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	2 working	advmod
2	working	work	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
3	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	2 working	advmod
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 unsafe	punct
5	unsafe	unsafe	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 working	parataxis
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 likely	cc
7	likely	likely	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 unsafe	conj
8	to	to	PART	_	9 break	mark
9	break	break	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 likely	xcomp
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	2 working	punct
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 knee	punct
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 knee	det
13	dodgy	dodgy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 knee	amod
14	knee	knee	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 working	obl
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 knee	punct
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 brakes	punct
17	«	«	PUNCT	_	19 brakes	punct
18	dodgy	dodgy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 brakes	amod
19	brakes	brake	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 working	obl
20	»	»	PUNCT	_	19 brakes	punct
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 working	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not work	gerund		a dodgy knee				dodgy brakes obl; well property	vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	break	to-infinitive							vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient

Meaning 3

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Of poor quality or a bit bad: «a dodgy haircut», «a dodgy curry».

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Of	of	ADP	_	3 quality	case
2	poor	poor	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 quality	amod
3	quality	quality	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 bit	cc
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 bit	det
6	bit	bit	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 quality	conj
7	bad	bad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 bit	amod
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 haircut	punct
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 haircut	punct
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 haircut	det
11	dodgy	dodgy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 haircut	amod
12	haircut	haircut	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 quality	conj
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 haircut	punct
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 curry	punct
15	«	«	PUNCT	_	18 curry	punct
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 curry	det
17	dodgy	dodgy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 curry	amod
18	curry	curry	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 haircut	parataxis
19	»	»	PUNCT	_	18 curry	punct
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 quality	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 4

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Risky or uncertain: «The weather looks dodgy.».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Risky	risky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 uncertain	amod
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 uncertain	cc
3	uncertain	uncertain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 looks	punct
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	8 looks	punct
6	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 weather	det
7	weather	weather	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 looks	nsubj
8	looks	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 uncertain	parataxis
9	dodgy	dodgy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 looks	xcomp
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 looks	punct
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	8 looks	punct
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 uncertain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look in a quote	present	the weather					dodgy property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 1

(UK) That website looks dodgy — don't type your password in.

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 UK	punct
2	UK	UK	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 looks	obl
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 UK	punct
4	That	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	5 website	det
5	website	website	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 looks	nsubj
6	looks	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	dodgy	dodgy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 looks	xcomp
8	—	-	PUNCT	_	11 type	punct
9	do	do	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	11 type	aux
10	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	11 type	advmod
11	type	type	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 looks	conj
12	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 password	nmod:poss
13	password	password	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 type	obj
14	in	in	ADP	_	11 type	compound:prt
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 looks	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	present	that website	UK				dodgy property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
2	not type in	infinitive · do-support	that website not said here	your password					vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent password=Theme

Example 2

Grandad has a dodgy knee, so he walks slowly.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 has	nsubj
2	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 knee	det
4	dodgy	dodgy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 knee	amod
5	knee	knee	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 has	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 walks	punct
7	so	so	ADV	_	9 walks	advmod
8	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 walks	nsubj
9	walks	walk	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 has	conj
10	slowly	slowly	ADV	_	9 walks	advmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Grandad	a dodgy knee					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent knee=Patient
2	walk	present	Grandad					slowly property	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 3

The wifi is a bit dodgy today.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 wifi	det
2	wifi	wifi	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 dodgy	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 dodgy	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 bit	det
5	bit	bit	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 dodgy	obl:unmarked
6	dodgy	dodgy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	today	today	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 dodgy	obl:unmarked
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 dodgy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the wifi				today	a bit obl:unmarked; dodgy property	tree rules

Example 4

(Australia) He sold us a dodgy bike with no brakes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Australia	punct
2	Australia	Australia	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 sold	obl
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Australia	punct
4	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 sold	nsubj
5	sold	sell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 sold	obj
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 bike	det
8	dodgy	dodgy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 bike	amod
9	bike	bike	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sold	obj
10	with	with	ADP	_	12 brakes	case
11	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	12 brakes	det
12	brakes	brake	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 sold	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 sold	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sell	past	Australia	Australia				with no brakes	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient bike=Theme

Example 5

I had a dodgy kebab and felt sick all night.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 had	nsubj
2	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 kebab	det
4	dodgy	dodgy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 kebab	amod
5	kebab	kebab	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 felt	cc
7	felt	feel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 had	conj
8	sick	sick	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 felt	xcomp
9	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	10 night	det
10	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 felt	obl:unmarked
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	I	a dodgy kebab					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kebab=Patient
2	feel	past	I not said here				night	sick property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 6

That's a dodgy plan; we'll get caught.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	5 plan	nsubj
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 plan	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 plan	det
4	dodgy	dodgy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 plan	amod
5	plan	plan	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	5 plan	punct
7	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	10 caught	nsubj:pass
8	'll	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	10 caught	aux
9	get	get	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	10 caught	aux:pass
10	caught	catch	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 plan	parataxis
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 plan	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	That	a dodgy plan					tree rules
2	catch	future · passive		we					vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Example 7

The weather looks dodgy, bring a coat.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 weather	det
2	weather	weather	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 looks	nsubj
3	looks	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	dodgy	dodgy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 looks	xcomp
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 bring	punct
6	bring	bring	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 looks	conj
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 coat	det
8	coat	coat	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 bring	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 looks	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	present	the weather					dodgy property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
2	bring	infinitive	the weather not said here	a coat					vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent coat=Theme

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dodgy/