iffy

UK /ˈɪfi/ US /ˈɪfi/

adj 2

Definitions

adj

Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality.

He's selling new CD players for £20 each – that sounds a bit iffy to me.

Uncertain or chancy; risky.

The weather is still iffy for Saturday's rocket launch.

That potato salad smells a bit iffy. Don't chance it — it's not worth salmonellosis.

ADJ.

kind, kind, still

VERB + IFFY

bit, looks, seems, smells, sounds, weather

IFFY + NOUN

chance, chuck, doesn, proposition, rocket, saturday's, situation, t

PREP.

about

adjective — subject to accident or chance or change

He's selling new CD players for £20 each – that sounds a bit iffy to me.

Wiktionary

The weather is still iffy for Saturday's rocket launch.

Wiktionary

That potato salad smells a bit iffy. Don't chance it — it's not worth salmonellosis.

Wiktionary

There's something iffy about the situation.

Tatoeba · #3453480

"When did you buy this minced meat?" "The day before yesterday." "Looks iffy. Chuck it." "But you should be able to use it in a fry-up."

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If humans eventually populate outer space, and it is very iffy, what kind of society will they want?

Tatoeba · #10570993

i Register

In some senses, iffy is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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