unchancy

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unchancy

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From un- + chancy.

adjective more unchancy · most unchancy

Scotland Unfortunate, unlucky.
Scotland Dangerous, unsafe. the Kinraddies sat them quiet and decent and peaceable in their castle, and heeded never a fig the arguings of folk, for wars were unchancy things.

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@misc{unchancy_2026,
  title = {unchancy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unchancy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}