different between chancy vs unsound

chancy

English

Etymology

chance +? -y

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ænsi

Adjective

chancy (comparative chancier, superlative chanciest)

  1. uncertain, risky, hazardous
  2. subject to chance; random
  3. (dated, colloquial) lucky; bringing good luck

Synonyms

  • (risky): dicey, iffy

Translations

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unsound

English

Etymology

un- +? sound.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: ?n-sound?, IPA(key): /??n?sa?nd/
  • Rhymes: -a?nd

Adjective

unsound (comparative more unsound or unsounder, superlative most unsound or unsoundest)

  1. Not sound, particularly:
    1. Not whole, not solid, defective.
    2. (especially of equestrianism) Infirm, diseased.
    3. (Britain, especially of people) Not good, unreliable.
      • 1919, P.G. Wodehouse, My Man Jeeves:
        You would not like Nietzsche, sir. He is fundamentally unsound.

Antonyms

  • sound

Derived terms

  • unsoundly
  • unsoundness

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