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    unchancy
    /ʌnˈtʃɑːnsi/

    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

    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.

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

    adjective. unlucky, ill-omened, or dangerous Compare wanchancy. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of unchancy 1. First recorded in 1525–35; un- 1 + chancy. Discover More. Example Sentences. I pulled his head round away from the ghost, drew out a pistol, and watched the unchancy thing's movements. From Project Gutenberg.

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

    Jun 8, 2024 · 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.

  5. 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.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryUNCHANCY definition in American English | Collins English...

    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.

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

    Unchancy definition: Unlucky; ill-fated.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › unchancy_adjunchancy, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective unchancy. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in Scottish English.

  9. 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.

  10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › unchancyunchancy - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Aug 31, 2023 · unchancy (comparative more unchancy, superlative most unchancy) (chiefly Scotland) Unfortunate, unlucky. (chiefly Scotland) Dangerous, unsafe.

  11. en.bab.la › dictionary › englishunchancy - Definition in English - bab.la

    Define 'unchancy'. See more meanings of 'unchancy' with examples.