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wanchancy

/ wɒnˈtʃænsɪ /

adjective

  1. unlucky
  2. dangerous; risky
  3. uncanny; eerie
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wanchancy1

C18: from wanchance ill luck, from wan- prefix expressing negation or privation + chance
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Example Sentences

The wanchancy bullet maun have weakened his chest, nae doot.

And then the ae boat set aff for North Berwick, an' the tither lay whaur it was and watched the wanchancy thing on the braeside.

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