wanchancy
/ (wɒnˈtʃænsɪ) /
adjectiveScot
unlucky
dangerous; risky
uncanny; eerie
Origin of wanchancy
1C18: from wanchance ill luck, from wan- prefix expressing negation or privation + chance
- Compare unchancy
Words Nearby wanchancy
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How to use wanchancy in a sentence
The wanchancy bullet maun have weakened his chest, nae doot.
Huntingtower | John BuchanAnd then the ae boat set aff for North Berwick, an' the tither lay whaur it was and watched the wanchancy thing on the braeside.
David Balfour, Second Part | Robert Louis Stevenson
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