unchancyadj.

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1. Compare wanchancy adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈchancy.

Chiefly Scottish.

a. Ill-omened, ill-fated, unfortunate.

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the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [adjective] > inauspicious

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unchancy1533

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infortunate1548

sinistrous?c1550

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ominous1589

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bad-bodinga1592

disastrous1598

inauspicious1599

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naught1620

inauspicate1632

infaustous1656

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black boding1743

wanchancy1768

oracular1820

inominous1832

widdershins1926

1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1901) I. ii. iv. 142 Sen his hous was vnchancy, & his son dede.

c1540 J. Bellenden tr. H. Boece Hyst. & Cron. Scotl. xvi. ix. f. 236^v/1 The lordis thocht that Iohne was ane vnchancy name to be ane king.

1589 W. Warner Albions Eng. (new ed.) vi. xxxii. 141 Lastly slaine By Edward, whilst he did vphold vnchancie Henries Raigne.

1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess ii. 98 I..monie a weary foot synsyne hae gane, Born i' the yerd wi' that unchancy coat.

1863 Notes & Queries 3rd Ser. 4 264 Another of this difficult lady's unchancy wooers was a Scottish laird.

1893 R. L. Stevenson Catriona xiii. 146 The devil any other sight or sound in that unchancy place.

b. Inconvenient, ill-timed.

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the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > [adjective]

untimec1000

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out of time1483

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baldc1590

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ill-seasoned1843

unchancy1860

intempestuous1885

unseasonal1935

1860 A. Trollope Framley Parsonage xxix Why had his Grace come at so unchancy a moment?

2. Dangerous; not safe to meddle with.

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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [adjective]

plightlyOE

wothea1300

perilousc1300

wickeda1375

plightfula1400

dreadfulc1400

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wanchancy1768

uncanny1785

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windy1919

1786 R. Burns Let. 3 Mar. in Wks. (1834) VII. 334 Down the gate in faith they're worse And mair unchancy.

1817 W. Scott Rob Roy II. x. 206 We gang-there-out Hieland bodies are an unchancy generation when you speak to us o' bondage.

1833 M. Scott Tom Cringle's Log II. i. 6 A stalwart unchancy customer, who will not be gainsaid or contradicted.

1874 J. G. Wood Out of Doors 281 The Brown Owl,..when roused to anger or urged by despair, is a remarkably unchancy antagonist.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unchancy
释义	unchancyadj. Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1. Compare wanchancy adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈchancy. Chiefly Scottish. 1. a. Ill-omened, ill-fated, unfortunate. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [adjective] > inauspicious perilousc1390 unlucky1519 unchancy1533 unhappy1533 infortunate1548 sinistrous?c1550 luckless1584 dismal1588 ominous1589 fatal1590 bad-bodinga1592 disastrous1598 inauspicious1599 black1604 naught1620 inauspicate1632 infaustous1656 infaust1658 ill-omened1685 black boding1743 wanchancy1768 oracular1820 inominous1832 widdershins1926 1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1901) I. ii. iv. 142 Sen his hous was vnchancy, & his son dede. c1540 J. Bellenden tr. H. Boece Hyst. & Cron. Scotl. xvi. ix. f. 236^v/1 The lordis thocht that Iohne was ane vnchancy name to be ane king. 1589 W. Warner Albions Eng. (new ed.) vi. xxxii. 141 Lastly slaine By Edward, whilst he did vphold vnchancie Henries Raigne. 1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess ii. 98 I..monie a weary foot synsyne hae gane, Born i' the yerd wi' that unchancy coat. 1863 Notes & Queries 3rd Ser. 4 264 Another of this difficult lady's unchancy wooers was a Scottish laird. 1893 R. L. Stevenson Catriona xiii. 146 The devil any other sight or sound in that unchancy place. b. Inconvenient, ill-timed. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > [adjective] untimec1000 untidya1225 untimesa1300 out of season1377 undue1398 out of time1483 untimeousa1500 importunate1529 inopportune1533 importunea1535 unconvenable1542 intempestive1548 unseasonable1561 untimeable1570 out-of-season1574 untimely1581 unseasoned1589 baldc1590 timeless1590 melancounterous?1602 untimelessa1607 unopportune1653 mistimelyc1680 mistimed1687 ill-timed1692 ill-seasoned1843 unchancy1860 intempestuous1885 unseasonal1935 1860 A. Trollope Framley Parsonage xxix Why had his Grace come at so unchancy a moment? 2. Dangerous; not safe to meddle with. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [adjective] plightlyOE wothea1300 perilousc1300 wickeda1375 plightfula1400 dreadfulc1400 parlous?a1425 shrewd1482 danger1488 dangerous1490 periculous1533 dangerful1548 dangersome1567 craggy1582 perilsome1593 endangering1601 unsafe1621 imperilous1645 ugly1654 warm1726 neck-break1756 wanchancy1768 uncanny1785 unchancy1786 nasty1828 unhealthy1915 windy1919 1786 R. Burns Let. 3 Mar. in Wks. (1834) VII. 334 Down the gate in faith they're worse And mair unchancy. 1817 W. Scott Rob Roy II. x. 206 We gang-there-out Hieland bodies are an unchancy generation when you speak to us o' bondage. 1833 M. Scott Tom Cringle's Log II. i. 6 A stalwart unchancy customer, who will not be gainsaid or contradicted. 1874 J. G. Wood Out of Doors 281 The Brown Owl,..when roused to anger or urged by despair, is a remarkably unchancy antagonist. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1533
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