Meaning
shady, dodgy, suspicious
- arousing suspicion, mistrust, or fear
- dishonest or secretive in character or nature
In a sentence
Ho visto un individuo losco aggirarsi vicino alla banca.
I saw a shady individual hanging around near the bank.
Quella società è coinvolta in affari decisamente loschi.
That company is involved in decidedly shady business.
Non c'è niente di losco in questa transazione finanziaria.
There is nothing dodgy about this financial transaction.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| losco | masculine · singular |
| losca | feminine · singular |
| loschi | masculine · plural |
| losche | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Commonly modifies words like 'individuo', 'tipo', and 'affari'.
- Keeps the hard /k/ sound in the plural: 'loschi', 'losche'.