i adjective, if·fi·er, if·fi·est. Informal.
1.
full of unresolved points or questions: an iffy situation.
2.
doubtful; questionable: An early decision on this is iffy.
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| —adj , iffier, iffiest | |
| informal uncertain or subject to contingency: this scheme sounds a bit iffy | |
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Iffy
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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iffy definition[ˈɪfi]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
It's always a little bit iffy to filter conversations through the bailiff.
Others think it is an incremental advance with an iffy payoff.
Those things the economist could play around with, so that part of the budget was always a little iffy until the last minute.
Taking the car out on a pot-holed public road was an iffy proposition at best.
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