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chancy

[chan-see, chahn-]

Origin

adjective, chanc·i·er, chanc·i·est.

uncertain, hazardous, or risky.

random; haphazard; subject to chance.

Chiefly Scot. lucky.

Origin:
1505–15; chance + -y¹

Related forms

chanc·i·ness, noun

Synonyms
1. precarious, doubtful, dubious, venturesome.

Antonyms
1. sure, certain, predictable.

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chancy or chancey (ˈtʃɑːnsɪ)

—*adj* , chancier, chanciest
	informal of uncertain outcome or temperament; risky

chancey or chancey

—*adj*

'chancily or chancey

—*adv*

'chanciness or chancey

—n

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Word Origin & History

chancy

1513, "lucky," from chance (q.v.). Meaning "uncertain, subject to risk" is recorded from 1860.

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