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单词 chancy
释义 chancy
adjective
also chanc·ey \ˈchan(t)sē, -aan-, -ain-, -ȧn-, -si\
(chancier ; chanciest)
Etymology: chance (I) + -y
1. Scotland : bringing good luck : auspicious — often used with a negative
 < whistling maidens and crawing hens were ne'er very chancyHenderson's Scottish Proverbs >
2.
 a. : marked by uncertainty of outcome or prospect : open to unpredictable developments or contingencies or to eventualities entirely subject to chance
  < a chancy appeal, at best, to the shifting and unguessable sympathies of their readers — Robert Morse >
 b. : showing erratic inconsistent traits : unpredictable or capricious in decisions and actions : given to taking chances
  < she was a brilliant, if chancy player — Rose Macaulay >
 c. : attended with doubtful or adverse chances : risky, hazardous
  < virgin country, untamed forest, no road but a chancy track — Thomas Wood †1950 >
Synonyms: see random
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