wanchancy
/ (wɒnˈtʃænsɪ) /
Save This Word!
adjective Scot
unlucky
dangerous; risky
uncanny; eerie
QUIZ
QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!
Were you ready for a quiz on this topic? Well, here it is! See how well you can differentiate between the uses of "was" vs. "were" in this quiz.
Question 1 of 7
“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Compare unchancy
Word Origin for wanchancy
C18: from wanchance ill luck, from wan- prefix expressing negation or privation + chance
Words nearby wanchancy
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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