English adjective: chancy | |||
1. | chancy of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk | ||
Samples | An extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog. | ||
Synonyms | chanceful, dicey, dodgy | ||
Similar | dangerous, unsafe | ||
Antonyms | safe | ||
2. | chancy subject to accident or chance or change | ||
Samples | A chancy appeal at best. Getting that job was definitely fluky. A fluky wind. An iffy proposition. | ||
Synonyms | flukey, fluky, iffy | ||
Similar | uncertain | ||
Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
Antonyms | sure, certain | ||