| ADJECTIVE | all | chancy, chanceful, dicey, dodgy | of uncertain outcome |
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| all | chancy, fluky, flukey, iffy | subject to accident or chance or change |
| Sounds | chae'nsiy | |
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| Rhymes | absorbency ... Yangtze: 255 rhymes with siy... | |
| Meaning | Of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk. | |
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| Synonyms | chanceful, dicey, dodgy | |
| Broader | dangerous, unsafe | Involving or causing danger or risk |
| Spanish | arriesgado, dudoso, incierto, inseguro | |
| Catalan | arriscat, dubtós, incert, insegur | |
| Nouns | chance | a risk involving danger |
| Meaning | subject to accident or chance or change. | |
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| Example | "a chancy appeal at best" | |
| Synonyms | fluky, flukey, iffy | |
| Broader | uncertain | not certain to occur |
| Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
| Spanish | arriesgado, azaroso | |
| Catalan | arriscat, atzarós, riscós | |
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