chancy meaning and definition

CHANCY adjective

Definition of chancy (adjective)

1. of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk
   • "an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker
   • synonyms: chanceful, dicey, dodgy
2. subject to accident or chance or change
   • "a chancy appeal at best"; "getting that job was definitely fluky"; "a fluky wind"; "an iffy proposition"
   • synonyms: flukey, fluky, iffy