wanchancy

/ (wɒnˈtʃænsɪ) /

adjective Scot

unlucky
dangerous; risky
uncanny; eerie
Compare unchancy

Word Origin for wanchancy

C18: from wanchance ill luck, from wan- prefix expressing negation or privation + chance

Words nearby wanchancy

wamus, wan, wan2tlk, wanamaker, wanaque, wanchancy, wanchüan, wand, wand reader, wanda, wander

Example sentences from the Web for wanchancy

  • And 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

  • The wanchancy bullet maun have weakened his chest, nae doot.

    Huntingtower |John Buchan