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chancy

UK/ˈtʃænsi/ US/ˈtʃɑːnsi/ uncommon dated

adjective

1.

of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk

  • “an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog” New Yorker
2.

subject to accident or chance or change

  • “a chancy appeal at best”
  • “getting that job was definitely fluky”
  • “a fluky wind”
  • “an iffy proposition”
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Origin

From chance + -y.

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