iffyadj.

Brit.

/ˈɪfi/, U.S.

/ˈɪfi/

Etymology: < if conj. + -f- + -y suffix¹.

Originally U.S.

Of a question, proposal, prospect, etc.: full of ‘ifs’, contingent, doubtful.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > unreliability > [adjective] > unpredictable

contingentc1400

casualc1460

whimsical1654

precarious1687

ambiguous1759

incalculable1796

uncalculable1848

chancy1860

impredicable1864

fluky1880

aleatoric1921

contingency1931

iffy1937

1937 World this Week 9 May Very ‘iffy’, Mr. Roosevelt might characterize such talk.

1941 Chicago Daily News 17 Jan. The President had been asked the status of some proposal, or of some event..whether this event was likely to happen... The president replied that the whole thing was ‘iffy’.

1941 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang 37 Iffey, uncertain, unsound, ‘chancey’.

1941 Time 14 July 15/3 His chances of pulling out a plum were rather iffy.

1963 Weekly News (Auckland) 5 June 39/1 This gamble..is far too ‘iffy’ to be classed as a prudent business procedure.

1963 Times 12 June 12/7 I have no comment to make on it. As Mr. Roosevelt said, this would be giving hypothetical answers to ‘if-y’ questions.

1971 ‘E. Fenwick’ Impeccable People xiii. 72 We knew this was rather an iffy tenant, morally speaking, before we rented.

1971 ‘E. Fenwick’ Impeccable People xiii. 73 Now..she looks a little iffier.

1973 Listener 20 Sept. 364/2 If the Police do their job, if the new law is effectively enforced, these are very ‘iffy’ points indeed.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	iffy
释义	iffyadj. Brit. /ˈɪfi/, U.S. /ˈɪfi/ Etymology: < if conj. + -f- + -y suffix¹. Originally U.S. Of a question, proposal, prospect, etc.: full of ‘ifs’, contingent, doubtful. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > unreliability > [adjective] > unpredictable contingentc1400 casualc1460 whimsical1654 precarious1687 ambiguous1759 incalculable1796 uncalculable1848 chancy1860 impredicable1864 fluky1880 aleatoric1921 contingency1931 iffy1937 1937 World this Week 9 May Very ‘iffy’, Mr. Roosevelt might characterize such talk. 1941 Chicago Daily News 17 Jan. The President had been asked the status of some proposal, or of some event..whether this event was likely to happen... The president replied that the whole thing was ‘iffy’. 1941 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang 37 Iffey, uncertain, unsound, ‘chancey’. 1941 Time 14 July 15/3 His chances of pulling out a plum were rather iffy. 1963 Weekly News (Auckland) 5 June 39/1 This gamble..is far too ‘iffy’ to be classed as a prudent business procedure. 1963 Times 12 June 12/7 I have no comment to make on it. As Mr. Roosevelt said, this would be giving hypothetical answers to ‘if-y’ questions. 1971 ‘E. Fenwick’ Impeccable People xiii. 72 We knew this was rather an iffy tenant, morally speaking, before we rented. 1971 ‘E. Fenwick’ Impeccable People xiii. 73 Now..she looks a little iffier. 1973 Listener 20 Sept. 364/2 If the Police do their job, if the new law is effectively enforced, these are very ‘iffy’ points indeed. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1937
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