chancyadj.

Brit.

/ˈtʃɑːnsi/,

/ˈtʃansi/, U.S.

/ˈtʃænsi/

Forms: Also 1800s chancey.

Etymology: < chance n. + -y suffix¹.

1. Scottish. Lucky.

a. Bringing good fortune, auspicious.

ΚΠ

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1957) iii. ii. 103 To the chancy wyndis [he slew in sacrifice] ane mylk quhite [beist].

a1774 R. Fergusson Poems (1785) 181 Ye never saw sic chancy days.

1818 S. E. Ferrier Marriage II. xi. 132 Puir tead, it's no had a very chancy ootset.

b. having good fortune, fortunate, happy. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1960) xii. vii. 128 Desyre tobe chancy and fortunate.

2. Scottish. Lucky or safe to deal or meddle with; ‘canny’.

ΚΠ

1773 R. Fergusson Poems 87 Some fiend or fairy, nae sae very chancy, Has driven me..To wed.

1816 W. Scott Old Mortality v, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. II. 106 Take tent o' yoursel, my bonnie lassie, for my horse is not very chancy.

1866 J. G. Edgar Runnymede xxvii. 161 Hugh de Moreville is a man whom it is not chancy to meddle with.

3. Liable to chance or sudden change, uncertain, ‘casual’, risky, untrustworthy. colloquial or dialect.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [adjective] > random or haphazard

uncertain1303

casualc1460

haphazard1576

roving1577

hazardous1585

chanceful1594

firmless1605

random1655

temerarious1660

aleatory1693

contingent1703

unlawed1789

by the way1846

chancy1860

fluky1880

hitty-missy1885

perchance1891

happenchance1905

happenstance1905

willy-nilly1933

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > unreliability > [adjective] > unpredictable

contingentc1400

casualc1460

whimsical1654

precarious1687

ambiguous1759

incalculable1796

uncalculable1848

chancy1860

impredicable1864

fluky1880

aleatoric1921

contingency1931

iffy1937

1860 ‘G. Eliot’ Mill on Floss I. i. ix. 166 There's never so much pleasure i' wearing a bonnet the second year, especially when the crowns are so chancy—never two summers alike.

1867 A. Trollope Last Chron. Barset I. xxv. 221 City money is always very chancy.

1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda II. iv. xxviii. 211 By a roundabout course even a gentleman may make of himself a chancy personage.

1882 Contemp. Rev. 3 The crop, however, is a very ‘chancey’ one.

4. Cricket. Full of ‘chances’ (chance n. 4c).

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > batting > [adjective] > types of innings

defensive1832

chancy1875

runless1885

follow-on1890

chanceless1903

1875 Field 8 May 458/1 Rumsey's long and very chancy innings.

Derivatives

ˈchanciness n. casual quality.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [noun] > haphazardness or randomness

catch as catch cana1393

die1548

hazard1548

random1565

haphazard1569

chance-medley1583

lay1584

lottery1593

haphazarding1787

randomness1803

haphazardness1857

happy-go-luckiness1866

chanciness1870

flukiness1888

haphazardry1910

randomicity1936

1870 Spectator 19 Nov. 1379 The illustration is admirable, and not least admirable for the ‘chanciness’ of its effect.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	chancy
释义	chancyadj. Brit. /ˈtʃɑːnsi/, /ˈtʃansi/, U.S. /ˈtʃænsi/ Forms: Also 1800s chancey. Etymology: < chance n. + -y suffix¹. 1. Scottish. Lucky. a. Bringing good fortune, auspicious. ΚΠ a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1957) iii. ii. 103 To the chancy wyndis [he slew in sacrifice] ane mylk quhite [beist]. a1774 R. Fergusson Poems (1785) 181 Ye never saw sic chancy days. 1818 S. E. Ferrier Marriage II. xi. 132 Puir tead, it's no had a very chancy ootset. b. having good fortune, fortunate, happy. Obsolete. ΚΠ a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1960) xii. vii. 128 Desyre tobe chancy and fortunate. 2. Scottish. Lucky or safe to deal or meddle with; ‘canny’. ΚΠ 1773 R. Fergusson Poems 87 Some fiend or fairy, nae sae very chancy, Has driven me..To wed. 1816 W. Scott Old Mortality v, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. II. 106 Take tent o' yoursel, my bonnie lassie, for my horse is not very chancy. 1866 J. G. Edgar Runnymede xxvii. 161 Hugh de Moreville is a man whom it is not chancy to meddle with. 3. Liable to chance or sudden change, uncertain, ‘casual’, risky, untrustworthy. colloquial or dialect. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [adjective] > random or haphazard uncertain1303 casualc1460 haphazard1576 roving1577 hazardous1585 chanceful1594 firmless1605 random1655 temerarious1660 aleatory1693 contingent1703 unlawed1789 by the way1846 chancy1860 fluky1880 hitty-missy1885 perchance1891 happenchance1905 happenstance1905 willy-nilly1933 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > unreliability > [adjective] > unpredictable contingentc1400 casualc1460 whimsical1654 precarious1687 ambiguous1759 incalculable1796 uncalculable1848 chancy1860 impredicable1864 fluky1880 aleatoric1921 contingency1931 iffy1937 1860 ‘G. Eliot’ Mill on Floss I. i. ix. 166 There's never so much pleasure i' wearing a bonnet the second year, especially when the crowns are so chancy—never two summers alike. 1867 A. Trollope Last Chron. Barset I. xxv. 221 City money is always very chancy. 1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda II. iv. xxviii. 211 By a roundabout course even a gentleman may make of himself a chancy personage. 1882 Contemp. Rev. 3 The crop, however, is a very ‘chancey’ one. 4. Cricket. Full of ‘chances’ (chance n. 4c). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > batting > [adjective] > types of innings defensive1832 chancy1875 runless1885 follow-on1890 chanceless1903 1875 Field 8 May 458/1 Rumsey's long and very chancy innings. Derivatives ˈchanciness n. casual quality. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [noun] > haphazardness or randomness catch as catch cana1393 die1548 hazard1548 random1565 haphazard1569 chance-medley1583 lay1584 lottery1593 haphazarding1787 randomness1803 haphazardness1857 happy-go-luckiness1866 chanciness1870 flukiness1888 haphazardry1910 randomicity1936 1870 Spectator 19 Nov. 1379 The illustration is admirable, and not least admirable for the ‘chanciness’ of its effect. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1522
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