iffy
/ˈɪfi
/adjective (iffier, iffiest) informal
1Full of uncertainty; doubtful: the prospect for classes resuming next Wednesday seems iffy...
- The full game was looking a bit iffy for a while there, but after playing the demo I'm sold.
- The young pair is remarkably candid in the book about their iffy journalistic methods and practices circa 1972, part of Broder's golden age.
- He said: ‘It has been a bit of an iffy start but we are turning things around now.’
Synonyms
tentative, undecided, unsettled, unsure, unreliable, unresolved, in doubt, in the balance
informal up in the air
1.1Of doubtful quality or legality: a good wine merchant will change the iffy bottles for sound ones...
- The picture quality is iffy, with many shots seeming overexposed.
- The Jeep, meanwhile, is not only very strange-looking, but also has iffy build quality.
- Some are sound, some are iffy, and some are downright worthless.
Synonyms
substandard, second-rate, low-grade, low-quality, of low quality, of poor quality;
doubtful, dubious, questionable
informal not up to much
British informal dodgy, ropy, not much cop
Origin
1930s (originally US): from if + f + -y1.