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chancy
adjective
Subject to accident or chance or change
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adjective
Subject to accident or chance or change
“A chancy appeal at best”
adjective
Of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk
“{'source': 'New Yorker', 'text': 'an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog'}”
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A chancy appeal at best
Getting that job was definitely fluky
A fluky wind
An iffy proposition
{'source': 'New Yorker', 'text': 'an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog'}
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