iffy

[ if-ee ]
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adjective,if·fi·er, if·fi·est.Informal.
  1. full of unresolved points or questions: an iffy situation.

  2. doubtful; questionable: An early decision on this is iffy.

Origin of iffy

1
First recorded in 1915–20; if + -y1

Other words for iffy

Other words from iffy

  • if·fi·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for iffy

iffy

/ (ˈɪfɪ) /


adjectiveiffier or iffiest
  1. informal uncertain or subject to contingency: this scheme sounds a bit iffy

Origin of iffy

1
C20: from if + -y 1

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