chance vs chancy

chancy vs chance

chance is a noun but chancy is not a noun.

chance and chancy both are adjectives.

chance is a verb but chancy is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chance	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
chancy	No	Yes	No	No

chance (noun)	chancy (noun)
a risk involving danger
a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
the possibility of future success

chance (adjective)	chancy (adjective)
occurring or appearing or singled out by chance	of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk
	subject to accident or chance or change

chance (verb)	chancy (verb)
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
be the case by chance

Difference between chance and chancy

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