"wanchancy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more wanchancy [comparative], most wanchancy [superlative]
Etymology: From wan- + chancy. Compare unchancy. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|wan|chancy}} wan- + chancy, {{m|en|unchancy}} unchancy Head templates: {{en-adj}} wanchancy (comparative more wanchancy, superlative most wanchancy)
  1. (dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Unlucky; unchancy. Tags: Scotland, dialectal
    Sense id: en-wanchancy-en-adj-6XqU3BFU Categories (other): Scottish English
  2. (dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Wicked. Tags: Scotland, dialectal
    Sense id: en-wanchancy-en-adj-K2u1MlvL Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with wan- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with wan-: 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: wanchance

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