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iffy

[ if-ee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Informal.

, if·fi·er, if·fi·est.

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

iffy

/ ˈɪfɪ /

Origin of iffy¹

First recorded in 1915–20; if + -y ¹

Origin of iffy¹

C20: from if + -y ¹

In truth, the securities were ones that Goldman already owned but which were proving iffy at best.

He found it “iffy,” he says, and he started searching for vulnerabilities.

His firearm arrests and an iffy Navy record did not prevent him from signing on as a computer technician with The Experts.

But progress turned out to be iffy—USAID was overwhelmed by the scale of the problems and “a shell of its cold war self.”

They assume it will be a great investment in 20 or 30 years time, even if it looks iffy today.

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