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UNCHANCY Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of UNCHANCY is ill-fated.
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UNCHANCY Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
adjective · unlucky. · dangerous. unchancy. / ʌnˈtʃɑːnsɪ /. adjective. unlucky, ill-omened, or dangerous Compare wanchancy. “Collins English ...
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unchancy, 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.
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unchancy
unˈchancy, a. Chiefly Sc. [un-1 7. Cf. wanchancy a.] 1. Ill-omened, ill-fated, unfortunate.1533 Bellenden Livy ii. iv. (S.T.S.) I. 142 Sen his hous was vnchancy, & his son dede. 1536 ― Cron. Scot. (1821) II. 468 The lordis thocht that Johne was ane unchancy name to be ane king. 1589 Warner Alb. Eng....
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UNCHANCY definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
unchancy in American English (ʌnˈtʃænsi ; ʌnˈtʃɑnsi ) adjective Scottish 1. unlucky; ill-fated 2. dangerous
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unchancy - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
unchancy (comparative more unchancy, superlative most unchancy). (chiefly Scotland) Unfortunate, unlucky. (chiefly Scotland) Dangerous, unsafe.
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wanchancy
wanchancy, a. Sc. (now literary). (wɑnˈtʃansɪ) Also -cie. [f. prec. + -y. Cf. unchancy a.] Unlucky, dangerous; also, eerie, uncanny.1768 Ross Helenore etc. Rock & wee pickle Tow 60 A mutchkin of linseed I'd in the yerd fling, For a' the wan chansie [1789 wanchansy] beginning o't. a 1774 Fergusson Mu...
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definition of unchancy by The Free Dictionary
unchancy. (ʌnˈtʃɑːnsɪ). adj. Scot unlucky, ill-omened, or dangerous. Compare wanchancy. Collins English Dictionary – ...
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Words We Use: unchancy - The Irish Times
It means unlucky, ill-omened, ill-fated; unfortunate. Stevenson, in Catriona (1893) has, 'The devil any other sight or sound in that unchancy ...
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What is another word for unchancy? - WordHippo Thesaurus
Another word for unchancy? Contexts Dangerous to do, experience, or pull off Not conducive to success Adjective ▲ Dangerous to do, experience, or pull off.
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unchancy | Encyclopedia.com
unchancy (chiefly Sc.) ill-fated XVI; dangerous unsafe XVIII. See UN-1. unchurch exclude from membership of a church. XVII (UN-2).
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NETBible: unchancy - Bible.org
Happening at a bad time; unseasonable; inconvenient. A. Trollope. [1913 Webster]. Ill-fated; unlucky. [1913 Webster]. Unsafe to meddle with; dangerous.
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