There's something iffy about the situation.
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Iffy
//ˈɪfi//
Synonyms for "iffy" (88 found)
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Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (26)
Related words (44)
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1 entriesTranslations
17 translations across 12 languages.
Czech
2 entries- pochybný adj (Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality)
- podezřelý adj (Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality)
Finnish
1 entries- epäilyttävä adj (Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality)
French
1 entries- louche adj (Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality)
Georgian
1 entries- სათუო adj (Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality)
German
2 entries- dubios adj (Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality)
- zweifelhaft adj (Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality)
Italian
1 entries- sospetto adj (Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality)
Latin
1 entries- dubius adj (Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality)
Portuguese
3 entries- dúbio adj (Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality)
- questionável adj (Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality)
- suspeito adj (Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality)
Romanian
1 entries- dubios adj (Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality)
Russian
2 entries- подозри́тельный adj (Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality)
- сомни́тельный adj (Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality)
Slovak
1 entries- neistý adj (Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality)
Swedish
1 entries- skum adj (Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
"When did you buy this minced meat?" "The day before yesterday." "Looks iffy. Chuck it." "But you should be able to use it in a fry-up."
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If humans eventually populate outer space, and it is very iffy, what kind of society will they want?
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It's kind of iffy, don't you think?
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