avalanchyadj.
/ˈavəlɑːnʃi//ˈavəlanʃi/ Liable to descend in or be swept by an avalanche.
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1893 G. M. Fenn In Alpine Valley I. vi. 117 Rather an avalanchy place, this.
1894 Contemp. Rev. Aug. 218 Snow~slopes, of which one was rotten and avalanchy.
1925 T. H. Somervell in E. F. Norton et al. Fight for Everest: 1924 iii. vi. 356 The steep ice cliffs of the North Col are safer than the avalanchy slopes.
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