iffy

Etymology

if + -y

adj

  1. (slang) Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality.
    He's selling new CD players for £20 each – that sounds a bit iffy to me.
  2. Uncertain or chancy.
    The weather is still iffy for Saturday's shuttle launch.
    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

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