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 | ||