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Chancy (Adjective)

Of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk; "an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker.

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Investing in the stock market can be a chancy business, where a single wrong move can lead to significant financial losses.
The detectives had a chancy lead on the murder case, and they knew it was a long shot, but they were willing to take the risk.
Parking on the narrow streets of the old town was a chancy affair, with steep hills and blind corners waiting to trap the unwary driver.
Her chancy career move paid off, as she landed a top job in a prestigious company after months of unemployment.
It was a chancy thing to do, but he decided to sail the boat across the rough seas to get to the remote island before the storm hit.

Subject to accident or chance or change; "a chancy appeal at best"; "getting that job was definitely fluky"; "a fluky wind"; "an iffy proposition".

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Making it through rush hour traffic was always a chancy affair due to the high accident rate on the highways.
Getting accepted into the university's honors program was considered chancy even for the top students in the graduating class.
Skiing on those black diamond trails was always a bit chancy since you never knew what unexpected drop or moguls would pop up around the bend.
I took a chancy drive across the old rickety bridge knowing that the other bridge had been washed out during the flood last year.
Placing an online order from a vendor with bad customer reviews seemed like a chancy way to waste good money to her.