wanchancy

/ (wɒnˈtʃænsɪ) /


adjectiveScot
  1. unlucky

  2. dangerous; risky

  1. uncanny; eerie

Origin of wanchancy

1
C18: from wanchance ill luck, from wan- prefix expressing negation or privation + chance

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 Buchan
  • And 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