際どい | Shirabe

際どいきわどい

際どいきわどい

adjective (keiyoushi)

English JMdict (multilingual)

adjective (keiyoushi) word usually written using kana alone risky;dangerous;hazardous;perilous;close (e.g. game);narrow (e.g. victory)

きわどいところで終電に間に合った。

I was just in time for the last train.

adjective (keiyoushi) word usually written using kana alone suggestive;bordering on the obscene;risqué;delicate (e.g. question);questionable;shady

adjective (keiyoushi) archaic extreme;harsh;cruel

Other forms 際疾い【きわどい】 (rarely used kanji form)