chancy (s)
chanceful (s)
dicey (s)
dodgy (s)

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type s
lex_filenum 00
def of uncertain outcome
def especially fraught with risk
examples an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog New Yorker
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Similar to dangerous, unsafe
Derivationally related form chancy → chance
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Similar to dangerous, unsafe
Derivationally related form chance → chancy

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