iffy

From if + -y.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪfi/

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• Rhymes: -ɪfi

iffy (comparative iffier, superlative iffiest)

1. (slang) Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality.

   Synonyms: dodgy, dubious, fishy; see also Thesaurus:iffy

   He's selling new CD players for £20 each – that sounds a bit iffy to me.

2. Uncertain or chancy; risky.

   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.

   • 2020, N. K. Jemisin, The City We Became, Orbit, page 416:

     “He’s underground, anyway, so reception would be iffy.”

   • 2011, Terry Pratchett, Snuff, Doubleday, page 60:

     "Definitely something iffy, that's for sure.”

• iffily
• iffiness

• FYFI, yiff