iffy
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
iffy (comparative iffier, superlative iffiest)
- (slang) Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality.
- Synonyms: dodgy, dubious, fishy; see also Thesaurus:iffy
- He's selling new CD players for £20 each – that sounds a bit iffy to me.
- Uncertain or chancy.
- The weather is still iffy for Saturday's shuttle launch.
- 2020, N. K. Jemisin, The City We Became, Orbit, page 416:
- “He’s underground, anyway, so reception would be iffy.”
- 2011, Terry Pratchett, Snuff, Doubleday, page 60:
- "Definitely something iffy, that's for sure.”
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Translations
Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality
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