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- Dictionaryunchancy/ʌnˈtʃɑːnsi/
adjective
- 1. unlucky, inauspicious, or dangerous: Scottish "it would be indefensible, and even perhaps unchancy, to let him pay"
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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. See More Nearby Entries. Cite this Entry.
Unchancy definition: unlucky. . See examples of UNCHANCY used in a sentence.
Scottish unlucky, ill-omened, or dangerous → Compare wanchancy.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
Definition of 'unchancy' Word Frequency. unchancy in American English. (ʌnˈtʃænsi ; ʌnˈtʃɑnsi ) adjective Scottish. 1. unlucky; ill-fated. 2. dangerous. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Word origin. un- + (sense chancy (sense 2) ) Word Frequency.
Define unchancy. unchancy synonyms, unchancy pronunciation, unchancy translation, English dictionary definition of unchancy. adj Scot unlucky, ill-omened, or dangerous. Compare wanchancy Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins...
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Unchancy definition: Unlucky; ill-fated.
