chancy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk
    dodgy; chanceful; dicey.
    • an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker
  2. adjective satellite subject to accident or chance or change
    iffy; flukey; fluky.
    • a chancy appeal at best
    • getting that job was definitely fluky
    • a fluky wind
    • an iffy proposition

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