iffy

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality.

   • He's selling new CD players for £20 each – that sounds a bit iffy to me.
2. 2

   Uncertain or chancy

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

The neighborhood

• synonymdicey
• synonymdodgy
• synonymdubious
• synonymfishy
• synonymiffy
• synonymquestionable
• synonymshady
• synonymshonky
• synonymsketchy
• antonymabsolute
• antonymreliable
• antonymsolid
• neighborfraudulent
• neighborsuspicious
• neighborunreliable