"iffy" meaning in Englisch

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Adjective

IPA: ˈɪfɪ Forms: iffy [positive], iffier [comparative], iffiest [superlative]
Etymology: abgeleitet von: if (wenn, falls)
  1. unentschlossen
    Sense id: de-iffy-en-adj-XAoF4iHE
  2. unsicher, von ungewissen Faktoren abhängig
    Sense id: de-iffy-en-adj-WdLuod3T
  3. dubios, fragwürdig Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: de-iffy-en-adj-4j8g~OWW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: uncertain, undecided, unsure, dubious, dodgy [colloquial], fishy Hypernyms: mental, depending Derived forms: iffiness Translations (umgangssprachlich: dubios, fragwürdig): dubios (Deutsch), fragwürdig (Deutsch) Translations (unentschlossen): unentschlossen (Deutsch), unsicher (Deutsch) Translations (unsicher, von ungewissen Faktoren abhängig): unsicher (Deutsch)
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": "1, 2",
      "word": "certain"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1, 2",
      "word": "decided"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1, 2",
      "word": "sure"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Adjektiv (Englisch)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Anagramm sortiert (Englisch)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Englisch",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Rückläufige Wörterliste (Englisch)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Siehe auch",
      "orig": "siehe auch",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "iffiness"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "abgeleitet von: if (wenn, falls)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "iffy",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "iffier",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "iffiest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "hypernyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "mental"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "depending"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "if·fy",
  "lang": "Englisch",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "unentschlossen"
      ],
      "id": "de-iffy-en-adj-XAoF4iHE",
      "sense_index": "1"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "unsicher, von ungewissen Faktoren abhängig"
      ],
      "id": "de-iffy-en-adj-WdLuod3T",
      "sense_index": "2"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "dubios, fragwürdig"
      ],
      "id": "de-iffy-en-adj-4j8g~OWW",
      "sense_index": "3",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "ˈɪfɪ"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": "1, 2",
      "word": "uncertain"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1, 2",
      "word": "undecided"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1, 2",
      "word": "unsure"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "3",
      "word": "dubious"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "3",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "dodgy"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "3",
      "word": "fishy"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "unentschlossen",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "unentschlossen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "unentschlossen",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "unsicher"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "unsicher, von ungewissen Faktoren abhängig",
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "unsicher"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "umgangssprachlich: dubios, fragwürdig",
      "sense_index": "3",
      "word": "dubios"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "umgangssprachlich: dubios, fragwürdig",
      "sense_index": "3",
      "word": "fragwürdig"
    }
  ],
  "word": "iffy"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": "1, 2",
      "word": "certain"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1, 2",
      "word": "decided"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1, 2",
      "word": "sure"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Adjektiv (Englisch)",
    "Anagramm sortiert (Englisch)",
    "Englisch",
    "Rückläufige Wörterliste (Englisch)",
    "siehe auch"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "iffiness"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "abgeleitet von: if (wenn, falls)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "iffy",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "iffier",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "iffiest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "hypernyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "mental"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "depending"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "if·fy",
  "lang": "Englisch",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "unentschlossen"
      ],
      "sense_index": "1"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "unsicher, von ungewissen Faktoren abhängig"
      ],
      "sense_index": "2"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "dubios, fragwürdig"
      ],
      "sense_index": "3",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "ˈɪfɪ"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": "1, 2",
      "word": "uncertain"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1, 2",
      "word": "undecided"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1, 2",
      "word": "unsure"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "3",
      "word": "dubious"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "3",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "dodgy"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "3",
      "word": "fishy"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "unentschlossen",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "unentschlossen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "unentschlossen",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "unsicher"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "unsicher, von ungewissen Faktoren abhängig",
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "unsicher"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "umgangssprachlich: dubios, fragwürdig",
      "sense_index": "3",
      "word": "dubios"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "umgangssprachlich: dubios, fragwürdig",
      "sense_index": "3",
      "word": "fragwürdig"
    }
  ],
  "word": "iffy"
}

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