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   iffy

   /ˈɪfi/

   adjective

   • 1. full of uncertainty; doubtful: informal "the prospect for classes resuming next Wednesday seems iffy" Similar tentativeundecidedunsettledunsureunreliableunresolvedin doubtin the balanceinformal:up in the airOpposite settled
   • ▪ of doubtful quality or legality: informal "a good wine merchant will change the iffy bottles for sound ones" Similar substandardsecond-ratelow-gradelow-qualityof low qualityof poor qualitydoubtfuldubiousquestionableinformal:not up to muchdodgyropynot much copfarkakteOpposite perfect

   Word Origin 1930s (originally US): from if + f + -y1.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishIFFY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   IFFY definition: 1. not certain or decided: 2. not completely good, honest, or suitable: 3. slightly ill: . Learn more.

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   iffy: [adjective] having many uncertain or unknown qualities or conditions.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryIFFY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   IFFY meaning: 1. not certain or decided: 2. not completely good, honest, or suitable: 3. slightly ill: . Learn more.

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   Iffy definition: full of unresolved points or questions. See examples of IFFY used in a sentence.

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   iffy: 1 adj subject to accident or chance or change “an iffy proposition” Synonyms: chancy , flukey , fluky uncertain not certain to occur; not inevitable

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishiffy adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of iffy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Informal uncertain or subject to contingency.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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   Define iffy. iffy synonyms, iffy pronunciation, iffy translation, English dictionary definition of iffy. adj. if·fi·er , if·fi·est Informal Doubtful; uncertain: an iffy proposition. if′fi·ness n.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishIFFY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    IFFY definition: 1. not completely good, honest, or suitable: 2. not certain or decided: . Learn more.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › iffyiffy | meaning of iffy in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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    iffy. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English if‧fy /ˈɪfi/ adjective informal 1 British English not very good That meat smells a bit iffy to me. 2 not certain to happen SYN doubtful The July date is still rather iffy. Examples from the Corpus iffy • Your chances of finding a better job are iffy. • Some iffy assumptions color ...