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mischancy

mischancy adjective: unfortunate.

Adjective

mischancy (comparative more mischancy, superlative most mischancy)

  1. (Scotland, archaic) unfortunate
  2. (Scotland, archaic) dangerous

Forms of mischancy

comparativemore mischancy
superlativemost mischancy

Origin of mischancy

From mischance + -y.

Questions about mischancy

What does mischancy mean?
Mischancy means unfortunate.
What part of speech is mischancy?
Mischancy is an adjective.

Words near mischancy in the dictionary

  1. mischance
  2. mischanced
  3. mischanceful
  4. mischances
  5. mischancing
  6. mischancy
  7. mischannel
  8. mischanneled
  9. mischanneling
  10. mischannelled
  11. mischannelling

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