iffy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈɪfi/
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From if + -y.
Meanings
-
(slang) 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.
“He’s underground, anyway, so reception would be iffy.”
2020, N. K. Jemisin, The City We Became, Orbit, page 416:"Definitely something iffy, that's for sure.”
2011, Terry Pratchett, Snuff, Doubleday, page 60: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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| iffiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| iffier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
Hypernyms
unreliable · suspicious · fraudulent
Synonyms
dodgy · dicey · sketchy · dodgy · shonky · dubious · dubious · fishy · questionable · iffy · fishy · shady
Translations (19)
cs všelijaký (Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality) · pt questionável (Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality) · ru подозри́тельный (Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality) · cs podezřelý (Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality) · pt dúbio (Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality) · pt suspeito (Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality) · ka სათუო (Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality) · de zweifelhaft (Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality) · de dubios (Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality) · fr louche (Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality) · ro dubios (Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality) · la dubius (Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality) · ru сомни́тельный (Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality) · cs pochybný (Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality) · cs nejistý (uncertain) · sk neistý (Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality) · it sospetto (Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality) · sv skum (Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality) · fi epäilyttävä (Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality)