chancy
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chanc·y
(chăn′sē)adj. chanc·i·er, chanc·i·est
1. Uncertain as to outcome; risky; hazardous.
2. Random; haphazard.
3. Scots Lucky; propitious.
chanc′i·ness n.
chancy
(ˈtʃɑːnsɪ) orchancey
adj, chancier or chanciest
informal of uncertain outcome or temperament; risky
ˈchancily adv
ˈchanciness n
chanc•y
(ˈtʃæn si, ˈtʃɑn-)adj. chanc•i•er, chanc•i•est.
1. hazardous or risky; uncertain.
2. subject to chance; random; haphazard.
3. Scot. lucky.
[1505–15]
chanc′i•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | chancy - 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. | chancy - subject to accident or chance or change; "a chancy appeal at best"; "getting that job was definitely fluky"; "a fluky wind"; "an iffy proposition" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech uncertain - not certain to occur; not inevitable; "everything is uncertain about the army"; "the issue is uncertain" |
chancy
chancy
adjective1. Not affording certainty:
ambiguous, borderline, clouded, doubtful, dubious, dubitable, equivocal, inconclusive, indecisive, indeterminate, problematic, problematical, questionable, uncertain, unclear, unsure.
Informal: iffy.
Idioms: at issue, in doubt, in question.
2. Involving possible risk, loss, or injury:
adventurous, dangerous, hazardous, jeopardous, parlous, perilous, risky, treacherous, unsafe, venturesome, venturous.
Slang: hairy.
Translations
فيهِ مُجازَفَه، غَيْر مَضْمون
riskantní
óviss, tvísÿnn
risklisonu şüpheli
chancy
adj (+er) (inf: = risky) → riskant
chancy
chancey [ˈtʃɑːnsɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → rischioso/achance
(tʃaːns) noun1. luck or fortune. It was by chance that I found out the truth.
2. an opportunity. Now you have a chance to do well.
3. a possibility. He has no chance of winning.
4. (a) risk. There's an element of chance in this business deal.
verb1. to risk. I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.
2. to happen accidentally or unexpectedly. I chanced to see him last week.
adjective happening unexpectedly. a chance meeting.
ˈchancy adjective risky or uncertain. a chancy arrangement.
chance on/upon1. to meet by accident. I chanced on a friend of yours.
2. to discover by accident. I chanced upon some information.
by any chance used in enquiring about the possibility of something. Are you by any chance free tonight?
by chance by luck; without planning. They met by chance.
an even chance equal probability for and against. We have an even chance of success.
the chances are it is likely (that). The chances are he can't come tomorrow.