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dicey (adj.)
"risky, uncertain" (as the roll of dice), 1940s, aviators' jargon, from
dice
(n.) +
-y
(2). Related:
Diciness
.
pricey (adj.)
also
pricy
, "expensive," 1932, from
price
(n.) +
-y
(2).