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In some senses, chancy is marked as dated, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.
chancy
/ˈtʃænsi/
adj 3name 2
Collocations
3ADJ.
foolish
CHANCY + NOUN
affa, endeavor
ADV.
highly, somewhat
Definitions
adj
1
Uncertain; risky; hazardous.
In winter steam contributes a fairly high proportion of its tractive effort, say 15 per cent, to heating the train. Diesels have at the moment separate oil-fired boilers which are somewhat chancy affairs, and only electric locomotives grab unlimited power for heating which does not affect their punctuality.
You might think it's foolish This chancy rendezvous (You might think) You might think I'm crazy (All I want) All I want is you
2
Subject to chance; random.
3
Lucky; bringing good luck.
His haggard gaze swept this way and that, seeking possible succour where reason told him there could be no succour; and then as his vision pieced together this outjutting architectural feature and that into a coherent picture of his immediate surroundings he knew where he was. The one bit of chancy luck in a sequence of direful catastrophes had brought him here[Pg 49] to this very spot. Why, this must be West Ninth Street; it had to be, it was—oh joy, it was!.
name
1
An English surname from Old French.
2
A male given name transferred from the surname.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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In winter steam contributes a fairly high proportion of its tractive effort, say 15 per cent, to heating the train. Diesels have at the moment separate oil-fired boilers which are somewhat chancy affa
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You might think it's foolish This chancy rendezvous (You might think) You might think I'm crazy (All I want) All I want is you
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His haggard gaze swept this way and that, seeking possible succour where reason told him there could be no succour; and then as his vision pieced together this outjutting architectural feature and tha
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Investing into stocks is a highly chancy endeavor.
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