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chancy
chanc·y C0237100 (chăn′sē)adj. chanc·i·er, chanc·i·est 1. Uncertain as to outcome; risky; hazardous.2. Random; haphazard.3. Scots Lucky; propitious.
chanc′i·ness n.chancy (ˈtʃɑːnsɪ) or chanceyadj, chancier or chanciestinformal of uncertain outcome or temperament; risky ˈchancily adv ˈchanciness nchanc•y (ˈtʃæn si, ˈtʃɑn-)
adj. chanc•i•er, chanc•i•est. 1. hazardous or risky; uncertain. 2. subject to chance; random; haphazard. 3. Scot. lucky. [1505–15] chanc′i•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | chancy - of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk; "an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorkerchanceful, dicey, dodgydangerous, unsafe - involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions" | | 2. | chancy - subject to accident or chance or change; "a chancy appeal at best"; "getting that job was definitely fluky"; "a fluky wind"; "an iffy proposition"flukey, fluky, iffycolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechuncertain - not certain to occur; not inevitable; "everything is uncertain about the army"; "the issue is uncertain" |
chancyadjective (Informal) risky, dangerous, uncertain, dodgy (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), hazardous, speculative, perilous, problematical, dicey (informal, chiefly Brit.) Investment is becoming a chancy business.
sure, sound, certain, safe, secure, stable, reliablechancyadjective1. Not affording certainty:ambiguous, borderline, clouded, doubtful, dubious, dubitable, equivocal, inconclusive, indecisive, indeterminate, problematic, problematical, questionable, uncertain, unclear, unsure.Informal: iffy.Idioms: at issue, in doubt, in question.2. Involving possible risk, loss, or injury:adventurous, dangerous, hazardous, jeopardous, parlous, perilous, risky, treacherous, unsafe, venturesome, venturous.Slang: hairy.Translationschance (tʃaːns) noun1. luck or fortune. It was by chance that I found out the truth. 運氣 运气2. an opportunity. Now you have a chance to do well. 機會 机会3. a possibility. He has no chance of winning. 可能性 可能性4. (a) risk. There's an element of chance in this business deal. 危險 危险 verb1. to risk. I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it. 碰運氣 冒...的险2. to happen accidentally or unexpectedly. I chanced to see him last week. 碰巧 碰巧 adjective happening unexpectedly. a chance meeting. 偶然的 偶然的ˈchancy adjective risky or uncertain. a chancy arrangement. 危險的，不可靠的 危险的，不确实的 chance on/upon1. to meet by accident. I chanced on a friend of yours. 碰巧遇見 碰巧遇见2. to discover by accident. I chanced upon some information. 偶然發現 偶然发现by any chance used in enquiring about the possibility of something. Are you by any chance free tonight? 有可能 或许，可能 by chance by luck; without planning. They met by chance. 剛好 偶然地，意外地 an even chance equal probability for and against. We have an even chance of success. 同等機會 同等机会the chances are it is likely (that). The chances are he can't come tomorrow. 可能 可能EncyclopediaSeechanceLegalSeeChancechancy
Synonyms for chancyadj riskySynonyms- risky
- dangerous
- uncertain
- dodgy
- hazardous
- speculative
- perilous
- problematical
- dicey
Antonyms- sure
- sound
- certain
- safe
- secure
- stable
- reliable
Synonyms for chancyadj not affording certaintySynonyms- ambiguous
- borderline
- clouded
- doubtful
- dubious
- dubitable
- equivocal
- inconclusive
- indecisive
- indeterminate
- problematic
- problematical
- questionable
- uncertain
- unclear
- unsure
- iffy
adj involving possible risk, loss, or injurySynonyms- adventurous
- dangerous
- hazardous
- jeopardous
- parlous
- perilous
- risky
- treacherous
- unsafe
- venturesome
- venturous
- hairy
Synonyms for chancyadj of uncertain outcomeSynonymsRelated Wordsadj subject to accident or chance or changeSynonymsRelated Words |