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chancy
[ chan-see, chahn- ]
adjective
, chanc·i·er, chanc·i·est.
- uncertain, hazardous, or risky.
Synonyms: venturesome, dubious, doubtful, precarious
Antonyms: predictable, certain, sure
- random; haphazard; subject to chance.
- Chiefly Scot. lucky 1.
chancy
/ ˈtʃɑːnsɪ /
adjective
- informal.of uncertain outcome or temperament; risky
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Derived Forms
- ˈchanciness, noun
- ˈchancily, adverb
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- chanci·ness noun
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Example Sentences
To get a light in this way was the most chancy thing in the world.
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It was chancy work at best, with a possible stumble up against death at every step.
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As his partner in the chancy enterprise of marriage were not her feelings and desires entitled to equal consideration?
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Include as a factor Hyman by all means, for lacking him our chain of chancy coincidence would lack a most vital link.
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The Pole's position was chancy enough to satisfy even his melodramatic soul.
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