Chancy (chancier, chanciest) (original) (raw)

Irregular inflected forms: chancier Listen to US pronunciation Listen to GB pronunciation, chanciest Listen to US pronunciation Listen to GB pronunciation

I. (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Subject to accident or chance or changeplay

Example:

an iffy proposition

Synonyms:

chancy; flukey; fluky; iffy

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

uncertain (not certain to occur; not inevitable)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with riskplay

Example:

an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog

Synonyms:

chanceful; chancy; dicey; dodgy

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

dangerous; unsafe (involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm)

Derivation:

chance (a risk involving danger)

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