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Full of uncertainty

Of doubtful quality or legality

(of a situation or problem) Having a high likelihood of becoming dire or turning into a crisis

Capable of being mooted

That cannot be computed

Suffering from an illness or disease or feeling unwell

Based on a mistaken belief

Of questionable or dishonest character

Quick or likely to change consistently

Disagreeable and unpleasant because morally disreputable

Depending on other factors

Implausible or untrue

Small or improbable in the degree of likelihood

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Adjective

Full of uncertainty

in the lap of the gods

blowing hot and cold

shilly-shallying

sitting on the fence

on the horns of a dilemma

hemming and hawing

betwixt and between

running hot and cold

having reservations

having misgivings

humming and hawing

like doubting Thomas

hedging your bets

shillyshallying

unable to decide

taking something with a pinch of salt

lacking confidence

not born yesterday

been hit before

with reservations

with eyes peeled

have misgivings

have reservations

passive-aggressive

keeping a weather eye on

walking on eggs

belt-and-braces

hedging one's bets

on the qui vive

watching one's step

walking on egg shells

keeping on one's toes

handling with kid gloves

with one's eyes peeled

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“The young pair is remarkably candid in the book about their iffy journalistic methods and practices circa 1972, part of Broder's golden age.”

Adjective

Of doubtful quality or legality

of poor quality

“Yup, it's a really iffy shot of my new pride and joy.”

Adjective

(of a situation or problem) Having a high likelihood of becoming dire or turning into a crisis

life-threatening

fraught with danger

jeopardizing^US

jeopardising^UK

hanging by a thread

playing with fire

on slippery ground

on a slippery slope

hanging in the balance

Russian roulette

full of upheavals

potentially violent

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Adjective

Capable of being mooted

open to question

betwixt and between

bone of contention

up for discussion

between sixes and sevens

between rock and hard place

unsubstantiated

under suspicion

subject to debate

not quite right

open to suspicion

wide of the mark

on the back burner

yet to be decided

open to discussion

far from certain

hanging by a thread

in a state of limbo

in a state of uncertainty

not yet established

a matter of opinion

a controversial subject

indistinguishable

in no man's land

potentially illegal

potentially dishonest

easily threatened

easily destroyed

potentially dangerous

potentially false

inconsequential

at a turning point

at a critical stage

without foundation

not backed up by evidence

hard to believe

under advisement

under examination

open to argument

clear as dishwater

unauthenticated

neither one thing nor the other

neither fish nor fowl

without substantiation

unauthorized^US

open for discussion

yet to be settled

not yet settled

without justification

unauthorised^UK

without explanation

under discussion

resolving nothing

proving nothing

leaving matters open

impressionistic

still open to question

still open to doubt

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Adjective

That cannot be computed

not to be reckoned

too many to be counted

a multiplicity of

a great number of

self-perpetuating

thick on the ground

endless numbers of

incalculable numbers of

incomprehensible

no holds barred

infinite numbers of

a thousand and one

an incalculable number of

an infinite number of

thousand-and-one

no strings attached

all-encompassing

with no holds barred

immeasurable numbers of

a great deal of

an abundance of

a whole bunch of

round-the-clock

more than one can count

more … than one can shake a stick at

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Adjective

Suffering from an illness or disease or feeling unwell

not in good shape

under the weather

not up to snuff

at death's door

green about the gills

like death warmed up

on the sick list

feeling terrible

running temperature

hypochondriacal

hospitalized^US

out of commission

hospitalised^UK

under medication

about to throw up

green at the gills

not up to the mark

sick as a parrot

the worse for wear

not feeling well

confined to bed

out of condition

in poor condition

suffering from motion sickness

suffering from altitude sickness

as white as a ghost

as white as a sheet

green around gills

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Adjective

Based on a mistaken belief

unsubstantiated

without foundation

wide of the mark

not trustworthy

out of commission

on the wrong track

economical with the truth

not backed up by evidence

unauthenticated

without substantiation

unauthorized^US

without justification

unauthorised^UK

without explanation

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Adjective

Of questionable or dishonest character

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

not to be trusted

not to be relied upon

not to be depended on

hard to pin down

under the table

hole-and-corner

cloak-and-dagger

double-crossing

unsportsmanlike

unconscientious

behind-the-scenes

of dubious character

potentially illegal

crazy like a fox

under the counter

not trustworthy

under-the-table

against the law

gone to the dogs

of bad reputation

playing politics

not straightforward

in the doghouse

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Adjective

Quick or likely to change consistently

from left field

hanging by a thread

full of ups and downs

blowing hot and cold

multicoloured^UK

vicissitudinous

self-contradictory

subject to change

likely to change

multicolored^US

irresoluteoscillating

on-again-off-again

disorganized^US

full of upheavals

full of conflict

disorganised^UK

all over the map

all over the place

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Adjective

Disagreeable and unpleasant because morally disreputable

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

mysterious-looking

dishonest-looking

strange-looking

Adjective

Depending on other factors

Adjective

Implausible or untrue

hard to swallow

out of the ordinary

difficult to believe

scarcely credible

beyond the bounds of possibility

hard to believe

out of the question

won't hold water

not in the least likely

incomprehensible

imcomprehensible

extremely difficult to believe

not to be thought of

extremely implausible

extremely unlikely

extremely doubtful

not able to hold water

highly unlikely

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Adjective

Small or improbable in the degree of likelihood

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