A chancy appeal at best. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
But I'll tell you, it's been really kind of chancy at times. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 13, 2008] Reference
So jump on the "chancy" Obama boat and pray it will stay afloat!. From Wordnik.com. [Heavy turnout reported, few problems seen] Reference
Hence it is 'chancy' whether a particular individual will find a job. From Wordnik.com. [Rezo.net] Reference
She was so quick and light-footed, any throw was chancy. From Wordnik.com. [The Bull From The Sea]
Still, the times were chancy for any foreign involvement. From Wordnik.com. [Mary Queen Of Scotland And The Isles]
It was a chancy year for touring, he said as we moved off. From Wordnik.com. [The Mask of Apollo]
"It's a chancy life out here on the plains," Augustus said. From Wordnik.com. [Lonesome Dove]
Commandeering mechtech was always chancy, dangerous business. From Wordnik.com. [Tides Of Light]
Although I must caution – sending e-mail is chancy at best. From Wordnik.com. [outfoxed Diary Entry] Reference
Nothing had been more chancy than her appearance here tonight. From Wordnik.com. [No Man's Mistress]
That was an extremely chancy thing to do, as Metria well knew. From Wordnik.com. [Roc and a Hard Place]
Say what you like, the political service is a chancy business. From Wordnik.com. [Flashman]
Human life is short and memory a chancy thing, but I believed her. From Wordnik.com. [Through Wolfs Eyes] Reference
But at the time, Washington didn't know, and it was a chancy thing. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 30, 2005] Reference
But he had to learn the way of the land himself, and that was chancy. From Wordnik.com. [Xone of Contention]
Then Travis made a chancy cast for the lower window of the nearest tower. From Wordnik.com. [The Defiant Agents] Reference
The invasion had been postponed before, and the weather forecast was chancy. From Wordnik.com. [Southern England, June 5-6, 1944] Reference
There were some unfinished stairs on the east side, but it was chancy at best. From Wordnik.com. [Hunter,Healer[SequeltoTheSociety]]
And the fragile economy makes just about any new company a chancy proposition. From Wordnik.com. [Starting Over—as an Entrepreneur] Reference
You know what a hazardous, chancy, short-lived thing is the fashion of a woman. From Wordnik.com. [Phineas Redux] Reference
He ` s smart, he ` s funny, he ` s just chancy enough, and people really are fond of him. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 25, 2005] Reference
In the mind of corporate Hollywood, movies about real characters are increasingly chancy. From Wordnik.com. [Peter Bart: Movie Studios Seek Product Lines] Reference
"The business with Morgan reminds me that life is chancy, so I don't want to wait longer.". From Wordnik.com. [Pet Peeve]
But to lead him into the chancy sort of deal Kirby had outlined was entirely too dangerous. From Wordnik.com. [Ride Proud, Rebel!] Reference
It's going to be whether it's willing to commit its forces in war, a war that could be chancy. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 29, 2002] Reference
In the early spring, while the weather was still chancy, fifteen horses disappeared one night. From Wordnik.com. [Lonesome Dove]
National League pitchers, used to bigger ballparks and weaker lineups, seem particularly chancy. From Wordnik.com. [Desperately Seeking Relief] Reference
No woman had a right to pass thirty unless she was already married, and even then it was chancy. From Wordnik.com. [Question Quest]
A docking maneuver between the two vessels in space was too chancy to he trusted to any computer. From Wordnik.com. [The Far Call]
Fishing in time is a chancy thing, so don't be disappointed if we don't turn you up that other world. From Wordnik.com. [Key Out of Time] Reference
Answer: Engrossingly, in unexpected, chancy ways, adhering to the AMC series's steadfast lack of formula. From Wordnik.com. ['Mad Men,' Don Draper and martinis return Sunday] Reference
He might have got one or two more, but decided against risking long shots when his situation was so chancy. From Wordnik.com. [Lonesome Dove]
Committed to a course of action that involves (relatively speaking) hideously chancy and complex subactions. From Wordnik.com. [kevynwight Diary Entry] Reference
This would save them hours of fly back time, but it was a chancy game, one the ship had never been designed for. From Wordnik.com. [A Fire Upon the Deep]
It would maybe be a chancy business, but these two were like bairns then -- and on the doorstep they were married. From Wordnik.com. [The McBrides A Romance of Arran] Reference
It just seemed that every time there was a chancy situation that could go for or against me, it always went for me. From Wordnik.com. [Curse of the Shadowmage]
I had mixed feelings about meeting him; great men are chancy, and best viewed from a distance as the parade goes by. From Wordnik.com. [Flashman and the Dragon]
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