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    un·chanc·y
    /ˌənˈCHansē/

    adjective

    • 1. unlucky, inauspicious, or dangerous: Scottish "it would be indefensible, and even perhaps unchancy, to let him pay"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › unchancyUnchancy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    adjective. un· chancy ˌən-ˈchan (t)-sē. 1. chiefly Scotland : ill-fated. 2. chiefly Scotland : dangerous. Word History. First Known Use. 1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1. Time Traveler. The first known use of unchancy was in 1533. See more words from the same year. Dictionary Entries Near unchancy. unchambered. unchancy. unchangeable.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › unchancyUNCHANCY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Unchancy definition: unlucky. . See examples of UNCHANCY used in a sentence.

  4. www.yourdictionary.com › unchancyUnchancy Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Unchancy definition: Unlucky; ill-fated.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishUNCHANCY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    (ʌnˈtʃɑːnsɪ ) adjective. Scottish. unlucky, ill-omened, or dangerous. Compare wanchancy. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency. unchancy in American English. (ʌnˈtʃænsi ; ʌnˈtʃɑnsi ) adjective Scottish. 1. unlucky; ill-fated. 2. dangerous. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

  6. www.definitions.net › definition › UNCHANCYWhat does UNCHANCY mean? - Definitions.net

    Definition of UNCHANCY in the Definitions.net dictionary. Meaning of UNCHANCY. Information and translations of UNCHANCY in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › unchancyUnchancy - definition of unchancy by The Free Dictionary

    Define unchancy. unchancy synonyms, unchancy pronunciation, unchancy translation, English dictionary definition of unchancy. adj Scot unlucky, ill-omened, or dangerous.

  8. www.wordsense.eu › unchancyunchancy: meaning, definition - WordSense

    unchancy What does unchancy‎ mean? unchancy (English) Origin & history From un-+ chancy. Adjective unchancy (comparative more unchancy, superlative most unchancy) (chiefly, Scotland) Unfortunate, unlucky. (chiefly, Scotland) Dangerous, unsafe.