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chancier |
Overview of adj chancy The adj chancy has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. chancy, chanceful, dicey, dodgy -- (of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk; "an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker) 2. chancy, fluky, flukey, iffy -- ((informal) subject to accident or chance or change; "a chancy appeal at best"; "getting that job was definitely fluky"; "a fluky wind"; "an iffy proposition") Antonyms of adj chancy 2 senses of chancy Sense 1 chancy, chanceful, dicey, dodgy INDIRECT (VIA dangerous) -> safe Sense 2 chancy, fluky, flukey, iffy INDIRECT (VIA uncertain) -> certain, sure Similarity of adj chancy 2 senses of chancy Sense 1 chancy, chanceful, dicey, dodgy => dangerous (vs. safe), unsafe Sense 2 chancy, fluky, flukey, iffy => uncertain (vs. certain) Attributes of adj chancy Familiarity of adj chancy chancy used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj chancy chancy Overview of adj chancy The adj chancy has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. chancy, chanceful, dicey, dodgy -- (of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk; "an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker) 2. chancy, fluky, flukey, iffy -- ((informal) subject to accident or chance or change; "a chancy appeal at best"; "getting that job was definitely fluky"; "a fluky wind"; "an iffy proposition")
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