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chancy

chancy · chancier · chanciest

Uncertain; risky; hazardousUncertain; risky; hazardous.

/ˈtʃænsi/

» Investing into stocks is a highly chancy endeavor.

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Meaning

3 senses

Uncertain; risky; hazardous.
of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk
Subject to chance; random.
subject to accident or chance or change
(colloquial, dated)Lucky; bringing good luck.

Examples

1 sentences

Investing into stocks is a highly chancy endeavor.
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Translations

2 languages

Origin

From chance + -y.

From chance + -y.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

chancier, chanciest

Comparative	chancier Lesson
Superlative	chanciest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms

risky:dicey iffy

Close in meaning

subject to accident or chance or change:flukyflukey iffy
of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk:chanceful dicey dodgy

Word family

5 related words

Relatedchance

Derivedchancily chanciness unchancy wanchancy

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

chanceA2 chancellorB2 chandelier chang changeA1

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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