wanchancy

/ (wɒnˈtʃænsɪ) /

adjective Scot

unlucky

dangerous; risky

uncanny; eerie

Words nearby wanchancy

wamus, wan, wan2tlk, wanamaker, wanaque, wanchancy, wanchüan, wand, wand reader, wanda, wander

Compare unchancy

Word Origin for wanchancy

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

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Examples from the Web for wanchancy

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
The wanchancy bullet maun have weakened his chest, nae doot.
Huntingtower|John Buchan