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if·fy  (f)
adj. if·fi·er, if·fi·est Informal
Doubtful; uncertain: an iffy proposition.

[From if.]

iffi·ness n.

iffy
Adjective
Informal full of uncertainty
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.iffy - subject to accident or chance or change; "a chancy appeal at best"; "getting that job was definitely fluky"; "a fluky wind"; "an iffy proposition"
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
uncertain - not certain to occur; not inevitable; "everything is uncertain about the army"; "the issue is uncertain"

iffy
adjective uncertain, doubtful, unpredictable, conditional, undecided, up in the air, problematical, chancy (informal) in the lap of the gods
Translations
Spanish iffy [ˈɪfɪ] adj (col) → dudoso
French iffy [ˈɪfɪ] adj (inf) → douteux/euse
German iffy [ˈɪfɪ] (inf) adj (= uncertain) → unsicher; [plan, proposal] → fragwürdig;
he was a bit iffy about it → er hat sich sehr vage ausgedrückt

Italian iffy [ˈɪfɪ] adj (col) → incerto/a

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