iffy
Example Sentences
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Revivals are always iffy, but with a simple story and just four episodes, this one seems primed for success, and a ton of fun.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
The quality of such tiny companies is iffy and frauds are more common, so the services of a seasoned stock picker might be especially useful.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
The best hope for a potential superbloom is if Southern California can get some cool, wet weather next week, one expert says, but the chances of that are iffy.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
While he says the US can keep the air-to-ground war going for a "long time", the air defence war is "more iffy".
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
It would make an iffy dust-off area at best.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
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