chancy
/ˈtʃæn si/
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Definition(s):
- (adj) of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk
- (adj) subject to accident or chance or change
Usage(s):
- Henry brought Christopher Morley and Kitty Foyle with him, gave Lippincott a more up-to-date approach to the chancy best-seller field.
- On his own time, Engineer Cole worries about the future of the human specieswhich he regards as very chancy, indeed.
- Thermal plants fueled by Russian gas seemed chancy given Finland's uneasy relationship with its neighbor.
Quotes
- Senate Finance Committee Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, told reporters the vote count might not have changed much."I don't know where to get three more Democratic votes,he said.Will we get them? I don't know. People say it's very chancy."on Aug 1, 2006 By: Charles Grassley Source: FOXNews
- "I've always felt that South Carolina as a university doesn't belong to me, it belongs to the state. And trying to get our program out in the state is a good thing," Odom said. "It is a bit risky. Chancy, whatever you want to call it. But...on Nov 26, 2006 By: Dave Odom Source: Myrtle Beach Sun News
- "Chance is the way we scientists see the universe. It has nothing to do with God. It's not chancy to God, it's chancy to us," Coyne said.on Jul 26, 2005 By: George Coyne Source: National Catholic Reporter
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