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chancy

[ chan-see, chahn- ]

adjective

chancier, chanciest.
  1. uncertain, hazardous, or risky.

    Synonyms: , , ,

    Antonyms: , ,

  2. random; haphazard; subject to chance.
  3. Chiefly Scot. lucky 1.


chancy

/ ˈ³Ùʃɑ˲Բõɪ /

adjective

  1. informal.
    of uncertain outcome or temperament; risky
“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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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³¦³ó²¹²Ô³¦¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
  • ˈ³¦³ó²¹²Ô³¦¾±±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¦³ó²¹²Ô³¦î€ƒi·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of chancy1

First recorded in 1505–15; chance + -y 1
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The third and fourth episodes are premium catnip — the third being the chanciest, since it's a nearly 50-minute look at a sketch that runs five minutes and 42 seconds.

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From here on, the origin mythology of the astounding new orange is as serendipitous and chancy as the odds of human evolution happening again.

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Problems are inevitable, though the path to overcoming them is uncertain, since medical interventions can be chancy.

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But as this chancy viewing geometry suggests, most planets will never transit as seen from Earth, which renders them effectively invisible to this workhorse detection technique.

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Marlene seemed confident about it back in Boston; but in Salt Lake City she makes the Fireflies’ plan sound chancier.

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