wanchancy
/ (wɒnˈtʃænsɪ) /
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adjective Scot
unlucky
dangerous; risky
uncanny; eerie
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Word Origin for wanchancy
C18: from wanchance ill luck, from wan- prefix expressing negation or privation + chance
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Example sentences from the Web for wanchancy
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