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iffy

[ if-ee ]
/ ˈɪf i /
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adjective, if·fi·er, if·fi·est.Informal.

full of unresolved points or questions: an iffy situation.
doubtful; questionable: An early decision on this is iffy.

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Origin of iffy

First recorded in 1915–20; if + -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM iffy

if·fi·ness, noun

Words nearby iffy

if-come bet, Ife, -iferous, iff, iffen, iffy, if it ain't broke don't fix it, I.F.L.W.U., If music be the food of love, play on, IFN, Ifni
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Words related to iffy

capricious, chancy, conditional, dicey, doubtful, erratic, incalculable, problematic, undecided, unpredictable, unsettled, up in the air, whimsical, fluctuant

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British Dictionary definitions for iffy

iffy
/ (ˈɪfɪ) /

adjective iffier or iffiest

informal uncertain or subject to contingencythis scheme sounds a bit iffy

Word Origin for iffy

C20: from if + -y 1
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