unchancy en · ADJ
Etymology
From un- + chancy.
Meanings
- (Scotland) Unfortunate, unlucky.
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(Scotland) Dangerous, unsafe.
the Kinraddies sat them quiet and decent and peaceable in their castle, and heeded never a fig the arguings of folk, for wars were unchancy things.
1932, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Sunset Song:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more unchancy | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most unchancy | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |