chancy

American  

[chan-see, chahn-] / ˈtʃæn si, ˈtʃɑn- /

adjective

chancier, chanciest

1. uncertain, hazardous, or risky.

   Synonyms:

   venturesome, dubious, doubtful, precarious

   Antonyms:

   predictable, certain, sure

2. random; haphazard; subject to chance.

3. Chiefly Scot. lucky.

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chancy British  

/ ˈtʃɑːnsɪ /

adjective

1. informal of uncertain outcome or temperament; risky

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Other Word Forms

• chancily adverb
• chanciness noun

Etymology

Origin of chancy

First recorded in 1505–15; chance + -y ¹

Example Sentences

For Broadcom, though, it amounts to a big bet on a chancy customer.

From The Wall Street Journal

The third and fourth episodes are premium catnip — the third being the chanciest, since it's a nearly 50-minute look at a sketch that runs five minutes and 42 seconds.

From Salon

From here on, the origin mythology of the astounding new orange is as serendipitous and chancy as the odds of human evolution happening again.

From Los Angeles Times

Problems are inevitable, though the path to overcoming them is uncertain, since medical interventions can be chancy.

From New York Times

But as this chancy viewing geometry suggests, most planets will never transit as seen from Earth, which renders them effectively invisible to this workhorse detection technique.

From Scientific American